Signs; Letters, I, 213 (March 24, 1924):
In making notes I used signs for the chief characters...
(Earwicker, H C E by moving letter E round)
Anna Livia
Shem-Cain
Shaun
JJ note: "I know that
d ought to be about roads, all about dawn and roads..."
S Snake
P S.Patrick
T Tristan
I Isolde
x Mamalujo
This stands for the title but I do not wish to say it yet until the book
has written more of itself.
In A First-Draft Version of FW, Mr Hayman says that in certain MSS Signs are attached to the twelve questions that make up FW I, VI. They are:
1)
(rotated E)
2) ![]()
3)
4) x
5) S
6) K
7) O
8) [an egg?]
9)
[an × inside of O]
10)
(Issy's sign is the same shape, but differently positioned)
11)
12) (None - but
, or
may be presumed)