The phrase

[David Morris]

More quibbling:

" ... yet, whilst they bide in this Realm of the Penny-foolish and
Pound-idiotick, till the Moment they must pass over the Crest of the
Savage Mountain, does their remain to them, contrary to Reason,
against the Day, a measurable chance, to turn, to go back out of no
more than Stubbornness, and somehow make all come right ..."

You interpret "contrary to Reason, against the Day" as enhancemants of
each other, and I disagree.  The "day" is enhanced by what follows it,
"a measurable chance, to turn, to go back."  That is, a possible time
in the future which is the opposite of the time mentioned just before,
" the Moment they must pass over the Crest of the Savage Mountain."

At least that's what makes the most sense to me...  (but I can also
see it as you do)

David Morris

On Jan 24, 2008 10:13 AM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> To quibble further about p. 683:
>
> TRP uses the construction: "contrary to Reason, against the Day" then, later in the same sentence: "to turn, to go back"
>
> In both cases, the phrase after the comma is a restating (or enhancement) of the first.  Reason: Day, as turn: go back.  Day is akin to enlightenment, directed reasoning.
>
> Laura