IVIV (1) "She came along the alley and up the back steps ..."

[Dave Monroe]

"She came along the alley and up the back steps the way she always
used to." (IV, Ch. 1, p. 1)

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/PENGN-EMS/InherentVice._V218759443_.pdf

Cf. ...

"A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there
is nothing to compare it to now." (GR, Pt. I, p. 3)

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/3928/pns3.html

As well as ...

"Snow-Balls have flown their Arcs ..." (M&D, Ch. 1, p. 5)

http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_1:_5-11#Page_5

Not to mention ...

She came in through the bathroom window
Protected by a silver spoon ...

http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/she-came-in-through-the-bathroom-window/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Came_in_Through_the_Bathroom_Window
http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/scittbw.shtml

Thanks, Rich!  But note esp. that comparative element with both GR + IV ...