I slutet av Tre Stigmata av Palmer Eldritch , adresserar Leo Blau med följande fråga:
"Leo'? How come you keep calling me 'Leo'?"
Vad är betydelsen av Blau som kallar Leo "Leo"? Förväntar Leo att bli adresserad som någon (eller något) större än en människa?
Passagen i sammanhang:
"Look at my double-dome, my big forehead; I'm a bubblehead, right? And this rind; it's not just on top, it's all over. So in my case the
therapy really took. So don't give up yet. Believe in me."
"Okay, Leo."
"Stick around for a while. There'll be action. I may be looking out at
you through a couple of Jensen luxvid artificial-type eyes but it's
still me inside here. Okay?"
"Okay," Felix Blau said. "Anything you say, Leo."
Leo'? How come you keep calling me 'Leo'?"
Sitting rigidly upright in his chair, supporting himself with both
hands, Felix Blau regarded him imploringly. "Think, Leo. For
chrissakes think."
"Oh yeah." Sobered, he nodded; he felt chastened. "Sorry. It was just
a temporary slip. I know what you're referring to; I know what you're
afraid of. But it didn't mean anything." He added, "I'll keep
thinking, like you say. I won't forget again." He nodded solemnly,
promising.