Drotte-Roche mixup

David Stockhoff · 17 Apr 2011, 20:30 · from 2011-April.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:30:49 -0400
Subject: (urth) Drotte-Roche mixup
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Good catch!

(bonus points for antechamber reference, except I recall matte and 
chocolate being the two choices---???)

On 4/17/2011 4:13 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
> From: "Tony Ellis" <tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com>
>> Jeff Wilson wrote:
>
>>> We do know that various office functions are still being expected of 
>>> Sev
>>> as he writes. Time passes, Dr Talos comes and goes. Sev could as easily
>>> gone a final weekend trip, moved his bowels, and approved a dozen
>>> executions between writing "Roche" and "Drotte".
>>
>> He takes a break on page *two* of his memoirs? In the middle of
>> writing an exciting bit? I don't find that very persuasive. Moreover,
>> the reason we know about these little interruptions is because
>> Severian tells us when they happen. If Wolfe wanted us to think that
>> Severian had made a memory slip across such an interruption, he could
>> have written it that way.
>
> Some supporting evidence that Severian is hard to interrupt when he 
> gets into the flow of writing:
> "I have also ordered that Nicarete be brought to me, and when I was 
> writing of our capture, a moment ago, my chamberlain entered to say 
> she waited my pleasure." (The Claw of the Conciliator)
>
> The capture was some 25-30 pages earlier.
>
> Hopefully some functionary of Severian's made sure that Nicarete was 
> supplied with tea and buns while she waited in Severian's antechamber...
>
> - Gerry Quinn
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