That must be London, Ohio or somewhere. I don't think I’ve ever seen something called a ‘helter-skelter’ in any playgrounds around here (London). Slides, swings, ponds with boats. No helter-skelter, though.
Tina Colquhoun
From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU] On Behalf Of Priscilla Meyer
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Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Nabokovs brain is shaped like a helter-skelter ...
The second. It's a substantive noun in her context, denoting a common playground item seen all over, for example, London.