Don't have the email address at hand, but Susan Shillinglaw, director of
the Steinbeck center (which I think has a web site) at San Jose State
University can probably provide the answer --


At 01:47 PM 9/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Can anyone tell me the name of the John Steinbeck novel or story in which a
>male character in a drunken state confesses his love for a woman to a bunch of
>snakes?  My apologies for posting this request on the Pound list, but I
>thought
>perhaps someone out there might also be familiar with Steinbeck's work.
>Alternatively, does anyone know of another list on which I might post this
>query?  Please feel free to respond to me personally at <[log in to unmask]>.
>Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
>
>Scott Laderman

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