Liz please do send your own answer, as I am not entirely convinced by M
Healy's, though I agree with him that Madden knew but did not want to
disclose it.
Max
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De : Liz Breuilly <[log in to unmask]>
À : Kipling Mailbase <[log in to unmask]>
Envoyé : lundi 22 novembre 1999 13:00
Objet : 'Simple questions'
> I used Tim Connell's two latest questions to test the usefulness of the
> Emcarta World English dictionary that I have on approval.
>
> Ashlar (as I thought) is a term in masonry: a thin slab of squared
> stone, used for facing walls or building. From the context of several of
> RK stories, it is also used in some special way in Freemasonry - but
> what would I know about that?
>
> I also checked what the dictionary had to say about 'deodar', and found
> the following additional information to previous replies to the list:
> "Early 19th century via Hindi 'deodar' from Sanskrit 'devadaru', lit.
> 'divine wood' (perhaps because of its durability)"
>
> Did anyone reply to Max Rives enquiry about 'walking in the wood' in
> 'They'? If no-one copies a reply to the mailbase in a few days I'll do
> one.
>
> It's certainly true that what is obvious to some is a mystery to others.
>
> Liz
>
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