NPPF - Foreword - Summary / Commentary (3)

The Great Quail quail at libyrinth.com
Mon Jul 14 10:36:04 CDT 2003


> He says the poem has been proofed, if not the
> commentary. 
> 
> And the very next sentence: "insert before a
> professional."  Followed by "A professional ..."

Yeah, I find this a very puzzling item, and it seems to be a "clue" to
*something.* Did the proofreader who looked at the poem also look at the
foreword, but Kinbote, being rather in a tizzy, failed to note a comment? Or
is it a note by Kinbote to himself that was accidentally retained?

--Q




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