(urth) Introduction and Breath
Mo Holkar
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Tue Apr 19 01:01:36 PDT 2011
At 20:26 18/04/2011, Roy wrote:
>In the first chapter of SHADOW, Severian says that Vodalus handed his pistol
>to the big man we later learn is named Hildegrin. Thea then took the pistol
>from Hildegrin. But near the end of the first chapter of CLAW, while going
>on again about his memory, he recalls that night in the necropolis and says
>that Vodalus had given the pistol to his mistress.
I suppose readers who hold the view that when Severian makes errors,
they are significant, might interpret that as meaning that actually
Hildegrin is Vodalus's 'mistress' -- or at least that Severian thinks
he is. Hildegrin is often referred to as Vodalus's 'badger' --
perhaps that term has a further, illicit meaning besides the three
obvious ones.
best,
Mo
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