MD3PAD 145-147

[Toby G Levy]

        Mason realizes how easy it is to get Maskelyne's paranoia
pumping, but he usually prefers to tell Maskelyne that everything will
work out for him just fine in the long run,

vw#34: Velleity -  A mere wish or inclination.

        Chapter 14 begins with Mason thinking about Dixon, and wondering
how he is doing back in Capetown.  He writes a letter to Dixon but
decides not to send it.  Back in the LeSpark house, the twins challenge
Wicks as to how he would know about an unsent letter. Uncle Ives and
Aunt Euphie applaud the kids' acumen and tell them they should become
lawyers.

        Mason is surprised at how unruffled Dixon appears to be to enter
back into the intrigue of the Vroom house full of females. It turns out,
as the focus of the narrative shifts to Dixon, that by the time Dixon
gets back to Capetown rumors have been flying about as to Johanna having
an affair with Mason. Cornelius accepts Dixon as an acceptable substitute
for Mason and takes to firing at Dixon with an elephant gun.

Toby