ATDTDA (2): Lew Basnight

[Mark Kohut]

Does anyone else think of the religious concept of Original Sin when they
  hear of Lew's 'unknown sin"? 

Joseph T <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
  I was struck by the similarity of the words truth and troth, both of 
which Lew seems to be trying to escape, though he can't remember the 
"truth" about himself that got him in trouble, and his desire to 
reconcile with Troth is iffy. Hard boiled detectives are never married 
( many ex's but few nows), actually very few fictional detectives are.
On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Tim Strzechowski wrote:

> Worst of all, Lew's adored young wife, Troth, when she found his 
> breezy note, headed straight for the interurban and up to Chicago 
> [...] (p. 38).
>
>
>
> troth (trôth, trth, trth)
> n.
> 1.
> a. Betrothal.
> b. One's pledged fidelity.
> 2. Good faith; fidelity.
> tr.v. trothed, troth·ing, troths
> To pledge or betroth.
>
> [Middle English trouthe, trothe, variant of treuthe, from Old 
> English trowth, truth; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/troth
>
> http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/troth
>
>
> Umm . . . also see:
>
> http://www.thetroth.org/
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troth
>




 
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