In a message dated 2/19/02 1:14:04 AM,
phm@midsouth.rr.com writes:
<< Does anyone know what Doc McCoy means in the last
line of Thompson's "The
Getaway" , "And another such victory" ?
What do you think he meant by that?
>>
The line before the one you quoted
explains that the victory Doc is talking about is "our
successful getaway." After that victory, the only
"getaway" left for either of them is the eventual escape
(from their lives and from "El Rey's dominion") into a
grave.
By toasting Carol and their future
"victory," Doc is acknowledging the contest between them (for
survival) and reflecting on the irory of their situation.
They got away with the loot and all they have to look forward
to is more betrayal and a long, slow, nasty death. And when
we escape next time, he is saying, we'll be even worse off
than we are now. We'll be nothing.
Jim
Blue
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