MD 164-189 recap

[Alex Colter]

Keep in mind this is also during a time of heavy *dagga* use on Dixon's
part, so while it was as sort of joke surely, it might not all be untrue...

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Madeleine Maudlin <
madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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