ATDTDA (7): Not in this mine, 196-197

[Peter Petto]

I agree that Pynchon's "cuts" are not only between scenes, but often 
between sentences within scenes; and that Paul has spotted an 
important one here.

Might could be they happen within sentences. Now that I'm on the 
alert, I'll try to spot one.



Paul Nightingale wrote:

>A scene in which Webb is confronted by the inspector is
>followed by a one-line assault: "The first blow came
>out of the dark ..." etc (197). It isn't clear that
>Webb is attacked as he is speaking to the inspector.
>Indeed, given the way in which Deuce and the rep have
>discussed it previously (194, 196), it is odd that
>anyone would be present as a witness. Webb is
>evidently leaving work at the end of his shift; the
>attack comes subsequently, perhaps on his way to see
>Deuce (established in the previous section). The edit
>juxtaposes one scene to the other; and there are,
>perhaps, two separate attempts to 'get rid of' him.


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