The Rifles: An Excerpt

[umberto rossi]

In data 21 Jun 2004, verso le 7:09, jbor si trovò a scrivere su Re: 
The Rifles: An Excerpt:

> Your argument seems to be that it is left ambiguous by Pynchon but that
> I'm wrong and it can't possibly be Lord Lepton; you haven't yet said
> who it has to be instead, however. 

I might be too busy (indeed I am) to devote time to this undoubtedly 
interesting matter. My intention is to discuss the matter when I'll 
have enough time to read those pages you specified in your message 
and see if your evidence is persuasive; I might well be persuaded by 
it, who knows. Now what worries me is that it is unclear whether your 
intention is a literary discussion or a Western-like duel which won't 
tell us who's the fastest gun (which might be interesting) but who's 
right, which, since we're dealing about Pynchon, is a rather risky 
business. I'm wrong, you're wrong, they're wrong--please! This is not 
a quiz show and the point is not being wrong or right, being the 
winner or the loser. Relax and let's discuss this next week. And 
remember: you won't win 1,000,000 dollars if you will discover who 
was the owner of the rifle.

umberto rossi
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