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  • From: "Henry P. Mills III" <wppdirector AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [percy-l] Binx's search for the right car
  • Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 06:29:13 -0400

Dear Percy-L,

For those who might be interested in a "good little car" for driving about New Orleans and Gentilly, see the link below. 

Meantime, stay tuned for an important Percy-L announcement tomorrow, Friday the 21st.

Best wishes,
Henry Mills

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Says Binx:
"[O]n my first trip to the Gulf Coast with Marcia, I discovered to my dismay that my fine new Dodge was a regular incubator of malaise. Though it was comfortable enough, though it ran like a clock, though we went spinning along in perfect comfort and with a perfect view of the scenery like the American couple in the Dodge ad, the malaise quickly became suffocating. We sat frozen in a gelid amiability. Our cheeks ached from smiling. […] I longed to stop the car and bang my head against the curb.

"It is not a bad thing to settle for the Little Way, not the big search for the big happiness but the sad little happiness of drinks and kisses, a good little car and a warm deep thigh..."


Binx Bolling.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1874545506593814/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks




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Henry P. Mills III
Director, The Walker Percy Project



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