M&D - Chapter 19 - Back to Macclesfield

[Elisabeth Romberg]

p. 193
«Macclesfield star’d vacantly, his face gone in the Instant to it’s own Commission’d Portrait,- a response to unwelcome speech perfected by the Class to which he yet aspir’d. Bradley may never have spoken.»

Gives us an idea that Macclesfield is rising through the ranks, right? 

That he will do anything to become one of Them?


> 1. apr. 2015 kl. 12.36 skrev Elisabeth Romberg <eromberg at mac.com>:
> 
> p.192-193
> Mason is challenged to let the others present in on his knowledge gained whilst working beside Bradley. 
> He is still in a bit of a shock after being turned away at the funeral, and he only wanted a pint! But he settles into a «gather ye around…» kind of attitude, «producing his pipe»… starts spinning a tale.
> 
> This sentence: «(…)the younger Macclesfield,- intern’d not as to space, but rather …Time.» A hint that Macclesfield was given the place at the RC to specifically carry out this business with the eleven days, not to look at stars (space). That that was his given mission? And that he was rewarded with the presidency at the RC in return. 
> Not a passionate star-gazer then, but a pawn?
> 
> p.193
> Then there is a shift in the Point of View.
> A dialogue between master-servant, Macclesfield-Bradley.
> So this is Mason narrating.
> 
> Starting off with Macclesfield: «My father required but four years as Earl of Macclesfield to bring the name down.» 
> Impeachment is a step in the removal of a public official. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment>
> 
> It seems its a case of history repeating itself then, because when Macclesfield's son ran for parliament (as a Whig in 1754) «resentment  over his role in the calendar reform was one of many issues raised by the son’s Tory opponents.» 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parker,_2nd_Earl_of_Macclesfield <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parker,_2nd_Earl_of_Macclesfield>
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