Calmly Scarsdale Vibe nodded, raised his ebony air-cane, cocked it, and pressed the trigger.
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Did I not nail this asshole?! Yes, I admitted to having previously read this chapter before starting this blog. But that was over three months ago! I barely remember any of this beginning stuff! I was judging Scarsdale purely on his name, his wealth, and his accoutrements! Pynchon did a swell job saying exactly who this man was through a limited amount of text. Sure, he also flat-out called him evil at one point but that doesn't really count! You can hear some hyperbolic statement like that and still not believe the person labeled evil would shoot somebody for a simple (although scathing!) insult!
Of course reading one line at a time, I'm left wondering for a bit this question: did he kill her, maim her, or simply fire a warning shot?! How evil will he turn out to be?!
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