Dear MR - - What does Humbert have to do with it? Kinbote's annotation to L 949 is actually addressed to a doctor.  And Kinbote is in an insane asylum. Makes sense to me.

On Mar 12, 2009, at 7:22 AM, Matthew Roth wrote:

CK: To this I would add that Kinbote's annotation to l. 949 is actually addressed to a doctor.
 
MR: Yes, but Humbert Humbert often addresses himself to the "jury." It does not follow that he wrote his memoir in a courtroom.
 

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