MD 164-189 recap

[Madeleine Maudlin]

When Dixon jokes about receiving Mason's whispered Ear message, *was *he
joking?  or maybe Dixon was, but Pynchon's not...?


On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Madeleine Maudlin <
madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> 1. Rebekah appears to Mason.
>
> 2. Mason recants to Dixon day of the Octuple Glaucester at annual cheese
> rolling. [Adenoidal]
>
> 3. Process of getting Octuple crosstown to church.  Mason sad, dreams of
> meeting Susanah.
>
> 4. Octuple rolls down hill, Mason pushed out of way by Rebekah.
>
> 5. M and Reb. back on volcano, reminisce what could have been, M's regret,
> Reb. disappears.
>
> 6. Mason wakes at noon, discusses possible Dieter/encounter and
> mental/health with Mask.
> 6a. Mason goes back to other side of island.
>
> 7. Back in James's Town, Mason crawls into Museum of Ear, Nick Mournival
> guiding tour.
> 7a. Mason recons it's a Rebekah "metaphysic".
>
> 8. Mick forces Mason to whisper into ear.  Mason wishes for Rebekah to
> live and Dixon to return.
>
> 9. Dixon on way to England w/M claims he heard Mason's ear-whisper [which
> constitutes best humor so far].
>
> 10. MandD wonder why Mask remains on St. Helena.  Mention America offer.
>
> 11. Back in England, Dix heads north.  M visits family, sisters, Susanah
> and Bradley.
>
> 12. Rebekah tells Susanah story of sailors foretelling her meeting Mason,
> though not Mason's likeness at all.
>
> 13. Sus. and Reb die.  Mason considers being Bradley's assistant.
>
>
>
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