Violet the Szpy
The Whorl list — 3 messages, 2 voices, 31 Mar 1999
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Peter Westlake — 31 Mar 1999, 13:38

I intended to read the Book again before asking this question,
but you can't read a book that size at the drop of a hat, so
I'll ask while I still remember. Hence lack of references,
for which I apologize.

Violet is described in one of the Dramatis Personae lists as
the second tallest girl at Orchid's. When Chenille et al emerge
from the tunnels and fetch up at Blood's mansion, someone finds
her a dress that is almost big enough. Does that mean it belongs
to Violet?  If so, what does that mean?

SBear.


*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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Michael Straight — 31 Mar 1999, 09:38
  follows, by subject match Peter Westlake

> On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Peter Westlake wrote:
> I intended to read the Book again before asking this question,
> but you can't read a book that size at the drop of a hat, so
> I'll ask while I still remember. Hence lack of references,
> for which I apologize.
> 
> Violet is described in one of the Dramatis Personae lists as
> the second tallest girl at Orchid's. When Chenille et al emerge
> from the tunnels and fetch up at Blood's mansion, someone finds
> her a dress that is almost big enough. Does that mean it belongs
> to Violet?  If so, what does that mean?

I imagine it means that Violet and other girls from Orchid's brothel
regularly entertain people at Blood's mansion.  Blood owns the brothel. 

-Rostrum


*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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Peter Westlake — 31 Mar 1999, 15:57
  follows, by subject match Michael Straight

> At 09:38 1999-03-31 -0500, Rostrum wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Peter Westlake wrote:

> > I intended to read the Book again before asking this question,
> > but you can't read a book that size at the drop of a hat, so
> > I'll ask while I still remember. Hence lack of references,
> > for which I apologize.
> > 
> > Violet is described in one of the Dramatis Personae lists as
> > the second tallest girl at Orchid's. When Chenille et al emerge
> > from the tunnels and fetch up at Blood's mansion, someone finds
> > her a dress that is almost big enough. Does that mean it belongs
> > to Violet?  If so, what does that mean?

> I imagine it means that Violet and other girls from Orchid's brothel
> regularly entertain people at Blood's mansion.  Blood owns the brothel. 

True, but we don't need a Wolfeian Clue to tell us that.
I wondered if there was a tie-in with Dr Crane's spy network,
especially as Violet volunteers to entertain the Trivigaunti
general.

SBear.


*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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