Wednesday, December 16, 2020

U: The Philosopher's Pupil (1983)

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To Arnaldo Momigliano [wiki]


papillon dog

Donald MacKinnon = Rozanov


Gandhara Buddha


     George McCaffrey---George, 44 years old, was a pupil of John Robert Rozanov, the philosopher. After changing from philosophy to history and archaeology, he had entered the museum and archive world but published nothing except A Short History of the Ennistone Museum. He married Stella; their son, Rufus, died in an unexplained "mishap."
 Stella McCaffrey--- George's wife.
 Brian McCaffrey--- George's brother, age 41.
 Gabriel McCaffrey--- Brian's wife.
 Adam McCaffrey--- Gabriel and Brian's son, age 8.
 Zed--- Adam's small Papillon dog.
 Alex McCaffrey--- George and Brian's mother, age 66.
 Tom McCaffrey--- Alex's stepson, George and Brian's younger stepbrother, age 20.

 🧙 John Robert Rozanov--- the philosopher.
 Hattie Meynell--- John Robert's granddaughter.
 Ruby Doyle--- Alex's long-time maid; a gipsy.
 Diane Sedleigh--- George's mistress and Ruby's sister or cousin (no one knows).

Pearl Scotney--- Hattie's maid and companion, also related to Ruby and Diane

Emmanuel (Emma) Scarlett-Taylor--- Tom's friend.

 

U101: Prelude i An Accident A few minutes
U102: He lifted up his head
U103: George remembered
U104: An ambulance came
U105: 'How are we feeling?
U106: George McCaffrey had been
U107: Stella had started
U201: ii Our Town I am the narrator
U202: As there are quite
U203: The Events in Our Town A bird was singing
U204: Leaning at the mantelpiece
U205: When Adam arrived
U206: Later in the evening
U207: Brian and Gabriel
U208: Alex put the key
U209: 'What a bloody mess
U210: George's face in repose
U211: 'I left my evening
U212: Adam was small
U213: Alex had arrived
U214: In the vast
U215: George, leaving
U216: For George the day
U217: Swimming, George
U218: Alex had also
U219: Ruby, who
U220: 'Wherever did
U221: Stella McCaffrey
U222: Tom pressed
U223: Tom McCaffrey was
U224: Emmanuel Scarlett-Taylor as he
U225: When Alex had returned
U226: Now it was Tuesday
U227: John Robert Rozanov was
U228: George McCaffrey had
U229: Opinions differed
U230: Alex, who had arrived
U231: 'Almighty God
U232: Hattie Meynell was
U233: A distant bell
U234: John Robert Rozanov was floating
U235: Meanwhile outside
U236: 'Who's that girl?
U237: 'Don't drip
U238: 'Is that Tom
U239: It had begun
U240: George, dressed
U241: 'Introduce me
U242: On the Promenade
U243: Vernon Chalmers
U244: 'Do you believe
U245: It was Sunday
U246: 'A chair does
U247: 'Sing to me
U248: You don't know
U249: ? Tom was pleased
U250: Emma was in bed
U251: Tom McCaffrey had laid
U252: George had once
U253: Now in the morning
U254: The loud hum
U255: John Robert was
U256: Hattie and Pearl
U257: 'What fun
U258: 'Let me have
U259: George went downstairs
U260: Zed ran past
U261: 'He's sweet
U262: Brian and Gabriel emerged
U263: After the Brian
U264: Quelconque

[translation]
U265: At about the same
U266: By the time
U267: Meanwhile as
U268: 'What happened
U269: 'My God
U270: Another witness
U271: Soon after
U272: 'Shall we go
U273: When Tom
U274: George McCaffrey entered
U275: Ever since
U276: Clothed again
U277: 'Good morning
U278: John Robert blinked
U279: John Robert meanwhile
U280: The next day there
U281: ? A telephone call
U282: ? Pearl opened
U283: 'But what
U284: 'Are you going
U285: The drinks before
U286: 'Where have you
U287: 'And did those feet
U288: ? The four young
U289: Time passed
U290: After lunch
U291: 'Have they
U292: 'What's that
U293: Alex had
U294: 'I can't pray
U295: It was nearly
U296: Exactly how
U297: 'Whatever's happening
U298: There's someone
U299: Alex turned away
U300: The shutters of
U301: The shutters closed
U302: ? Sitting on a seat
U303: Tom held his head
U304: Did I push
U305: Stationed in different
U306: 'Well, how are
U307: As Emma came out
U308: 'Must we have
U309: It was never known
U310: Not long after
U311: Pearl saw the paper
U312: George, shut up
U313: It was Wednesday
U314: There's a head
U315: George had been
U316: While John Robert
U317: At Eastcote's house
U318: At about the time
U319: Nesta, who was
U320: 'Perhaps he doesn't
U321: 'Here he is
U322: Five minutes later
U323: Tom rang the bell
U324: 'Come on, kid
U325: 'You mean you love
U326: Even before
U327: On Friday Tom
U328: As Tom, in extreme
U329: Tom was so surprised
U330: When Emma came
U331: Two minutes later
U332: What Brian
U333: When they reached
U334: 'Oh Tom
U335: As the door closed
U336: However George
U337: Father Bernard was
U338: The front door bell
U339: After his flight
U340: 'Tom, Tom
U341: When Tom got
U342: Emma turned on
U343: Brian McCaffrey rang
U344: It was Saturday night
U345: 'You can't say
U346: After a while
U347: When the lights
U348: Tom pushed open
U349: Later on, while
U350: George McCaffrey pushed
U351: As George had
U352: When George left
U353: And here some time
U401: What Happened Afterwards The inquest
U402: ? My dear N
U403: ? I read part


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