Content-Type: message/rfc822 Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:12:21 -0400 From: "NABOKV-L" To: Subject: Re: Kinbote v. Naiman (last one, I promise) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=__PartB7927965.1__=" --=__PartB7927965.1__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Prof. Kinbote: I regret that a client conference prevented me from taking your telephone call, which you placed in disregard of my explicit request that you make no further attempts to communicate with this office. Unfortunately, the message you left was somewhat garbled, perhaps due the excessive background noise that often accompanies a call made from a public telephone. I was able to gather, however, that you are unsatisfied with my explanation anent the Hurley/Naiman guide to the teaching of "Pale Fire." To put it as succinctly as possible, you have no legal basis on which to dispute the publication of this guide; it has the full support of the poet's widow, who naturally wishes the poem to reach a wider and more receptive audience than your edition-cum-commentary has garnered. However, after considerable discussion among the firm's attorneys, and consultations with both Mrs. Shade and Professors Hurley and Naiman, we have decided that you are indeed entitled to a more detailed explanation of the matter. Toward that end we have dispatched our very competent colleague John Grady, Esq., of our sister firm Niagarin and Andronnikov, to meet with you in Cedarn. He left for the airport just a few moments ago, as it happens, and should be well on his way by the time this reaches you. We are quite confident that after meeting with Mr. Grady you will have no further questions. In the meanwhile, I trust you are enjoying the Utanan fishing, as I recommended in my previous letter. Sincerely, EVELYN FARRAGIL, ESQ [EDNOTE. Here's hoping that Mary Bellino fails to keep her promise, despite the new involvement of the presumably competent and respectable Mr. Grady. -- SES] Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm View Nabokv-L policies: http://web.utk.edu/~sblackwe/EDNote.htm --=__PartB7927965.1__= Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="Header" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Header" UmV0dXJuLXBhdGg6IDw+DQpSZWNlaXZlZDogZnJvbSB0ZXhhcy5ob2x5Y3Jvc3MuZWR1IChtZ3cu aG9seWNyb3NzLmVkdSBbMTkyLjEzMy44My4xNTldKQ0KCWJ5IHVjc2J1eGEudWNzYi5lZHUgKDgu MTMuNi84LjEzLjYpIHdpdGggRVNNVFAgaWQgazU4MUNVQnQwMjk4MDcNCglmb3IgPG5hYm9rdi1s QGxpc3RzZXJ2LnVjc2IuZWR1PjsgV2VkLCA3IEp1biAyMDA2IDE4OjEyOjMwIC0wNzAwIChQRFQp DQpSZWNlaXZlZDogZnJvbSBsb2NhbGhvc3QgKHRleGFzIFsxMjcuMC4wLjFdKQ0KCWJ5IHRleGFz LmhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHUgKFBvc3RmaXgpIHdpdGggRVNNVFAgaWQgODUzMjFENzBEMQ0KCWZvciA8 bmFib2t2LWxAbGlzdHNlcnYudWNzYi5lZHU+OyBXZWQsICA3IEp1biAyMDA2IDIxOjEyOjI1IC0w NDAwIChFRFQpDQpSZWNlaXZlZDogZnJvbSB0ZXhhcy5ob2x5Y3Jvc3MuZWR1IChbMTI3LjAuMC4x XSkNCiBieSBsb2NhbGhvc3QgKHRleGFzLmhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHUgWzEyNy4wLjAuMV0pIChhbWF2 aXNkLW5ldywgcG9ydCAxMDAyNCkNCiB3aXRoIEVTTVRQIGlkIDEwOTcxLTA5IGZvciA8bmFib2t2 LWxAbGlzdHNlcnYudWNzYi5lZHU+Ow0KIFdlZCwgIDcgSnVuIDIwMDYgMjE6MTI6MjQgLTA0MDAg KEVEVCkNClJlY2VpdmVkOiBmcm9tIGR1ZGxleS5ob2x5Y3Jvc3MuZWR1IChtYWlsLmhvbHljcm9z cy5lZHUgWzE5Mi4xMzMuODMuMTJdKQ0KCWJ5IHRleGFzLmhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHUgKFBvc3RmaXgp IHdpdGggRVNNVFAgaWQgQkYwOUZENzBDNA0KCWZvciA8bmFib2t2LWxAbGlzdHNlcnYudWNzYi5l ZHU+OyBXZWQsICA3IEp1biAyMDA2IDIxOjEyOjI0IC0wNDAwIChFRFQpDQpSZWNlaXZlZDogZnJv bSBIQ0RPTUFJTi1NVEEgYnkgZHVkbGV5LmhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHUNCgl3aXRoIE5vdmVsbF9Hcm91 cFdpc2U7IFdlZCwgMDcgSnVuIDIwMDYgMjE6MTI6MjkgLTA0MDANCk1lc3NhZ2UtSWQ6IDw0NDg3 NDEzNjAyMDAwMDEyMDAyQzk3NjlAZHVkbGV5LmhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHU+DQpYLU1haWxlcjogTm92 ZWxsIEdyb3VwV2lzZSBJbnRlcm5ldCBBZ2VudCA3LjANCkRhdGU6IFdlZCwgMDcgSnVuIDIwMDYg MjE6MTI6MjEgLTA0MDANCkZyb206ICJOQUJPS1YtTCIgPE5BQk9LVi1MQGhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHU+ DQpUbzogPG5hYm9rdi1sQGxpc3RzZXJ2LnVjc2IuZWR1Pg0KU3ViamVjdDogUmU6IEtpbmJvdGUg di4gTmFpbWFuIChsYXN0IG9uZSwgSSBwcm9taXNlKQ0KTWltZS1WZXJzaW9uOiAxLjANCkNvbnRl bnQtVHlwZTogdGV4dC9wbGFpbjsgY2hhcnNldD1VUy1BU0NJSQ0KQ29udGVudC1UcmFuc2Zlci1F bmNvZGluZzogN2JpdA0KQ29udGVudC1EaXNwb3NpdGlvbjogaW5saW5lDQpYLVZpcnVzLVNjYW5u ZWQ6IGFtYXZpc2QtbmV3IGF0IGhvbHljcm9zcy5lZHUNClgtU3BhbS1TdGF0dXM6IE5vLCBzY29y ZT0tNC4wMTYgdGFnZ2VkX2Fib3ZlPS0yMDAgcmVxdWlyZWQ9NS4zMQ0KIHRlc3RzPVtBTExfVFJV U1RFRD0tMS44LCBBV0w9MC4zODMsIEJBWUVTXzAwPS0yLjU5OV0NClgtU3BhbS1TY29yZTogLTQu MDE2DQpYLVNwYW0tTGV2ZWw6IA0K --=__PartB7927965.1__=--