Pale Fire: A Magazine in 12 Projects Group Three | Page 19

sits next to Nabokov and pulls
the main idea was mine.
out a pad of paper and pen
BARD OF AVON
BARD OF AVON
Really?!
Ah, here he The idea was YOURS? Well
is. Mr. Shade, here is your de- then you won’t mind if I bring
fendant, Vladimir Nabokov. up some other evidence?
NABOKOV NABOKOV
someone
Uh he-hello? Can
please
tell
[ looking nervous ]
me
what’s going on?
MR. SHADE I’ll need a copy of
BARD OF AVON
Mr. Nabo-
everything, Will.
kov, you are a writer yes?
BARD OF AVON
okov ] are you familiar with a
Ok, can you
work called Timon of Athens ?
tell me what this is? [ Holding
up copy of Pale Fire ]
NABOKOV
NABOKOV Yes, it was written
by Shakespeare, or so it’s de-
Uh that’s my
bated.
book. That’s the book I wrote.
BARD OF AVON
BARD OF AVON
Correct.
[ chuckling ]
Yes well let’s say for the sake
Can you tell me where you
of today’s argument it was
gathered inspiration for this
written by Shakespeare. Can
piece?
NABOKOV
Of course,
John. Now, [ gesturing to Nab-
NABOKOV Yes.
BARD OF AVON
…No I guess not.
you briefly retell the major
I gathered ideas
plot of that work?
from a lot of other texts, but
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