MD3PAD 244-246

[Toby G Levy]

        The people on the coal barge that Dixon is riding on  think they
have been magically transported to America.

        A grappling hook attaches to the side of the boat.  The crew
thinks they indians want some of their coal. Suddenly church bells peal
a great torrent of music. The captain steers further into the fog.

        The fog clears to reveal they are near a town that looks just
like the towns of their region in England. Eventually they realize that
they really are still in England. As they return home Dixon is thinking
about the fact that tomorrow he and Mason will sign the contract for the
job in America.

        Chapter 25 begins on page 246 with a brief return to the LeSpark
house, where Tenebrae puts a paranoid spin on the selection of Mason and
Dixon to establish the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Wicks
rejects her paranoia and remarks that the job took Mason and Dixon five
years to complete, including the year spent establishing a latitude in
Delaware.

        Mason and Dixon meet in London after a separation of a year and
a half. After the legal business is completed, Dixon tells Mason of his
condolences over the death of Bradley and Mason thanks him for the
letter Dixon sent to Mason. They meet again two weeks later in a pub in
Falmouth.

Toby