Lucida GrandeBut the Russian is fokusnik, (someone who does magic tricks, not a wizard of the folk variety) Helvetica0301,0301,0200 Priscilla Lucida GrandeOn Lucida GrandeFeb Lucida Grande22, Lucida Grande2008, Lucida Grandeat Lucida Grande6:Lucida Grande12 Lucida GrandePM, Lucida GrandeNabokv-Lucida GrandeL Lucida Grandewrote: Lucida GrandeSubject: Lucida GrandeRe: [Lucida GrandeNABOKV-Lucida GrandeL] Lucida GrandeQUERY: Lucida GrandeRussian Lucida GrandeTranslation Lucida Grandeof "Lucida Grandeconjurer" Lucida GrandeFrom: "Lucida Grandejansymello" 0000,0000,EEEE<<Lucida Grandejansy@aetern.Lucida Grandeus> Lucida GrandeDate: Lucida GrandeThu, Lucida Grande21 Lucida GrandeFeb Lucida Grande2008 Lucida Grande16:Lucida Grande22:Lucida Grande32 -Lucida Grande0300 To: "Lucida GrandeVladimir Lucida GrandeNabokov Lucida GrandeForum" 0000,0000,EEEE<<Lucida GrandeNABOKV-Lucida GrandeL@LISTSERV.Lucida GrandeUCSB.Lucida GrandeEDU> Lucida GrandeMR Lucida Grandewrote: ... Lucida Grandewhat Lucida GrandeRussian Lucida Grandeword Lucida GrandeVera Lucida Grandeused Lucida Grandeto Lucida Grandetranslate Lucida Grandethe Lucida GrandeEnglish Lucida Grandeword "Lucida Grandeconjurer"Lucida Grande? ... Lucida GrandeIs Lucida Grandeit Lucida Grandetranslated Lucida Grandeas Helveticavolx Lucida Grandeor Lucida Grandesome Lucida Grandeform Lucida Grandeof Lucida Grandethat Lucida Grandeword? Lucida GrandeSince Lucida Grandethis Lucida Grandeis Lucida Grandefairly Lucida Grandeesoteric, Lucida Grandeperhaps Lucida Grandeanswers Lucida Grandeshould Lucida Grandecome Lucida Grandeto Lucida Grandeme Lucida Grandeoff-Lucida Grandelist.   HelveticaJM:Helvetica  To conjure has two different uses: one is "fairly esoteric" ( a magical invocation or spell, seriously considered), but the other belongs to the realm of "as if by magic" ( prestidigitation, illusionism) or as in  "conjuring... up... a meal or a poem".  HelveticaAnd yet, "conjure" was originally employed to indicate those very Kinbotean ideas about deceit, binding oaths, treason, conspiration... HelveticaVN might have employed either one or the other, but at different times and contexts.  HelveticaI had never thought about a hint about "treason or deceit" until MR posted the present query to the list.  Lucida Grande0000,0000,EEEESearch0000,0000,EEEE Lucida Grandethe Lucida GrandeNabokv-Lucida GrandeL Lucida Grandearchive Lucida Grandewith Lucida GrandeGoogleLucida Grande 0000,0000,EEEEContact0000,0000,EEEE Lucida Grandethe Lucida GrandeEditorsLucida Grande All Lucida Grandeprivate Lucida Grandeeditorial Lucida Grandecommunications, Lucida Grandewithout Lucida Grandeexception, Lucida Grandeare Lucida Granderead Lucida Grandeby Lucida Grandeboth Lucida Grandeco-Lucida Grandeeditors. Lucida Grande0000,0000,EEEEVisit0000,0000,EEEE Lucida GrandeZemblaLucida Grande 0000,0000,EEEEView0000,0000,EEEE Lucida GrandeNabokv-Lucida GrandeL Lucida GrandePoliciesLucida Grande Helvetica0303,0303,0202 Priscilla Meyer Russian Department 212 Fisk Hall Wesleyan University Middletown CT 06459 (860) 685-3127 (work) (860) 347-0059 (home) Arial(860) 759-4784 (cell)Helvetica http://pmeyer.web.wesleyan.edu