5HC a good introduction to Wolfe (and testing 1 2 3)

I've finally managed (I think) to get back onto the list after some struggles due to CMU's bizarre email setup. I've semi-read the archives for my time away. I'm actually rereading 5HC myself just now, after recommending it to a friend who convinced me to read Wide Sargasso Sea. I finished the first novella last night. It was my first Wolfe as well--and the hook was set for life after it. This time what really struck me was the compressed Proust aspect--the Baron Charlus' house + the girl in the park + the memory well rolled into 60 pages, while every allusion manages to perform six other functions while it's at it.