It is difficult to judge how far we can
stretch VN's wordplays.The puns with "jacket" came to my mind because of the
German word for coat ( Jacke ) and the expression "Bubendorf" rang to my
ears as a cross between "Village-idiot" and a common "Jackass". And this
is how I felt after having tried to connect Mrs. Kamelspinner, the
taxidermist's wife (CCC -759), Old Pharsin and Bates' stuffed
squirrels and mother.
And yet, there is a brown-moth (
and an emerald green catterpillar, whose head is difficult to distinguish from
its tail-end) called Kamelspinner (Ptilodon capucina).
1. Would there be some kind
of connection bt. this Kamel-moth and Dreyer's "voluminous camel-hair
coat"?
2. The scientific name of the
Kamelspinner moth, with its "odon" ending, reminded me of PF's Odon and
his tesserated face.
3.Would Odon also apply to insects,
such as the Odonata dragonflies ( Anisoptera) or the
damselflies (Zygoptera)? King Charles' father flew a "Demoiselle" (
damselfly) ...