M&D pollicate

[jbor at bigpond.com]

On 14/01/2006:

>>  "Ethelmer smiles and amiably pollicates the Revd..." (30) Is Pynchon
>> saying that Ethelmer shows a "lack of spine" here?
>
> Doubt it. From the context it seems to mean something along the lines 
> of mollify or placate.

And he does so, or attempts to, by offering both uncles a smiling 
thumbs up:

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&keywords=pollicate&page=1

Always worth a look in the p-list archives to take advantage of the 
summaries and notes from the two previous group reads.

best