M&D - Chapter 19 - Back to Macclesfield

David Ewers dsewers at comcast.net
Wed Apr 1 11:43:32 CDT 2015


April Fool's Day and calendar reform:
http://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/origin_of_april_fools_day

Here's the Hogarth painting:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Hogarth_028.jpg

On Apr 1, 2015, at 3:36 AM have a nice day, violet wrote this message:), Elisabeth Romberg wrote:

> 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
> 
> 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

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