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> Anyway, one difference between you and me is where you see
> "cheating a bit", I see massive discrepancies. When I found
> one little discrepancy in /Pale Fire/ (the date palm), I decided
> Nabokov meant there to be no real story.
Dear Jerry,
I do vaguely recall a date palm, but not the discrepancy - - would you provide the particulars?
As to massive discrepancies vs cheating a bit, I may have a bit of news. A very generous little bird sneaked a trump card my way off the List. It seems that Nabokov has been caught in this "cheat" before. If I could show you that Nabokov has been caught in the same sleight of hand elsewhere, would that sway you at all?
Carolyn