VL 249 F1

[David Morris]

"Slack" as an adverb to walking would mean "slowly," maybe even more
so "despondently," as a symptom of mental state.

On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Bekah wrote:

> I also think it just means slowly although perhaps DL is more or less
> leading -  Howie and Sledge are following her lead as to which direction
> and speed -  (not leading as  "in front of").   Slowly tagging along is
> good,  but definitely "with" her - ("loyal or just in shock,").
>
> Vineland, p 249:
> DL in the meantime had come straggling back to Berkeley, to the workshop
> off San Pablo, with Howie and Sledge, either loyal to the end or just in
> shock, walking slack for her, and found they were just about all that was
> left of 24fps.
>
> Bekah
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 12:42 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > I think you're correct.
> >
> > On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Rev'd Seventy-Six wrote:
> > These are all potential readings, one supposes, but sometimes p-list
> > doth overcode the meaning of the simplest word.
> >
> > They're walking slowly. That's all "slack" signifies here.
> >
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