The Katharine maid

Roy C. Lackey · 26 Oct 2006, 19:59 · from 2006-October.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:59:35 -0500
Subject: (urth) The Katharine maid
Message-ID: <000c01c6f939$45f56500$5c3ec6d8 at rclackey.stic.net>

>Rex Lycanthrosaurus quoted:
>>"Perhaps I was too distant from myself, from the Severian of bone and
>>flesh borne by Catherine in a cell of the oubliette under the Matachin
>>Tower."
>>
>>This also seems to contradict Roy Lackey's supposition that Severian was
>>borne outside the Matachin.
>
>Ah, yes, so it does.

Damn. I may have done Wolfe and myself an injustice by conceding too
quickly. <g>

Wasn't there a similar discussion not too long ago about "forebears" or some
such? "Borne" is the past participle of "bear" ("to carry; transport"). When
followed by the word "by", it doesn't refer to having given birth.

-Roy

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