elfin

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I noticed that as well, but let it slide.  It is a rather noticeable
term so I figure there's a reason for it.

On 11/22/06, Lackman <andrew.lack at verizon.net> wrote:
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> Sorry for being nitpicky, but it's perhaps a bit of a misfire to use the
> word 'elfin' to describe Miss Penelope Black (p. 18), right after using it
> to describe Darby (p. 7). One can attempt to justify the double usage by
> saying either a) Darby and Penelope are both little elfin lovers or
> something or b) the reusing of such adjectives may have been common in the
> genre Pynchon is reworking…. Still, in such a rich opening tapestry it felt
> a tad limited…