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[Toby G Levy]

        Chapter 75 begins on page 733  with a letter from Mason to Dixon
advising him that he will be passing through his neighborhood on his way
to Scotland and would like to visit. He asks directions to an inn where
he could spend the night.

        Dixon replies that Mason is welcome to stay at Dixon's house. It
has been four years since they last saw each other.

        When they meet, Dixon is still brooding about the death of his
mother earlier that year.

        Mason enjoys their visit to Dixon's pub, The Jolly Pitman. They
see in the river a carp rumored to be as ancient as the Roman occupation
of England. They discuss fishing at some length.

        Mason describes his trip back from his observation of the
transit of Venus. It was aboard a meat-ship and Mason was forced to
spend a great deal of time bumping up against lamb carcasses.

Toby