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Humbert's Innocence?
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Yes, this was my point.
Anthony Stadlen
of course, Humbert lies about the old affair in order to get his way.
Mary (mbutterfly)
In response to Joseph Aisenberg:
"To me it seems very obvious Humbert could not possibly be the father of
Lolita (wouldn't he have mentioned the interluding affair with Charlotte
during the Valeria section?--and anyway such an affair would have been
physically impossible for him without special motivation, considering
Humbert's
condition). This was just a lie he insinuated, which became a helpful rumor
that spread around Ramsdale, apparently, as Jean attests. Presumably, in
the
first instance. Firstly, everything Humbert told the reporter presumably
made it into the column, which Humbert calls "a shimmer of errors." Clearly
the picture he shows the Farlows and the story behind it are a simple
fabrication as the phrase "a moment of superb inspiration" tells us.
Humbert says
either earlier or later that he liked to think of Lolita as being his
daughter, with the presumption she's not really. I don't think there's any
room
for ambiguity here."
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Susan Elizabeth Sweeney
Co-Editor, NABOKV-L
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Anthony Stadlen
of course, Humbert lies about the old affair in order to get his way.
Mary (mbutterfly)
In response to Joseph Aisenberg:
"To me it seems very obvious Humbert could not possibly be the father of
Lolita (wouldn't he have mentioned the interluding affair with Charlotte
during the Valeria section?--and anyway such an affair would have been
physically impossible for him without special motivation, considering
Humbert's
condition). This was just a lie he insinuated, which became a helpful rumor
that spread around Ramsdale, apparently, as Jean attests. Presumably, in
the
first instance. Firstly, everything Humbert told the reporter presumably
made it into the column, which Humbert calls "a shimmer of errors." Clearly
the picture he shows the Farlows and the story behind it are a simple
fabrication as the phrase "a moment of superb inspiration" tells us.
Humbert says
either earlier or later that he liked to think of Lolita as being his
daughter, with the presumption she's not really. I don't think there's any
room
for ambiguity here."
--
Susan Elizabeth Sweeney
Co-Editor, NABOKV-L
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