Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 83
Title
Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 83
Description
Typescript from the third draft of Robert Kroetsch's 1969 novel The Studhorse Man.
Creator
Source
Archives and Special Collections
Publisher
Calgary: University of Calgary
Date
Contributor
Robertson, James
Smith, Amanda
Relation
Kroetsch, Robert. The Studhorse Man.
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MsC. 27.10.3
UUID
ac5cb972-f4f7-45ca-8d88-21191ccfffca
Text
[Typescript]
N.B. The scrotum is spoken of as the "purse". Investigate implications.
Second soldier comes through deep snow leading Noah by lariat. Soldier, a very young private, eager to talk. Hazard feigns interest while soldier speculates: is shocked that any man should wish to kill another. Can only explain by suggesting cannibalism. Hazard agrees, putting on snowshoes; says killer must be captured and hanged at public hanging, a fine old custom that must be revived. Both soldiers agree.
Five crows, having circled up from Royal Lawn Bowling Club, fly to lantern that surmounts dome of Legislative Building; Hazard points this out to young men as further sign of advent of spring.
Chase begins; on South Side they hit traffic of Saturday shoppers and farmers in city to see horses. Policeman's version: at Whyte Avenue
N.B. The scrotum is spoken of as the "purse". Investigate implications.
Second soldier comes through deep snow leading Noah by lariat. Soldier, a very young private, eager to talk. Hazard feigns interest while soldier speculates: is shocked that any man should wish to kill another. Can only explain by suggesting cannibalism. Hazard agrees, putting on snowshoes; says killer must be captured and hanged at public hanging, a fine old custom that must be revived. Both soldiers agree.
Five crows, having circled up from Royal Lawn Bowling Club, fly to lantern that surmounts dome of Legislative Building; Hazard points this out to young men as further sign of advent of spring.
Chase begins; on South Side they hit traffic of Saturday shoppers and farmers in city to see horses. Policeman's version: at Whyte Avenue
[Holographic annotations]
I have arranged the next three cards so as to suggest an order that was not necessarily present in Hazard's rambling conversation:
amused by distortion of facts he suggests
I have arranged the next three cards so as to suggest an order that was not necessarily present in Hazard's rambling conversation:
amused by distortion of facts he suggests
Original Format
Typescript draft with holographic annotations
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Citation
Kroetsch, Robert, 1927-2011, “Typescript draft of The Studhorse Man, page 83,” University of Calgary Class Projects, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.ucalgary.ca/document/298.