"He enjoyed the piercing and the tearing and the soothing--the music did not mean more to him than that--and they induced a warm feeling of gratitude towards Miss Tonks. Unfortunately, after the concert he met Risley." I assumed that that meant directly after the concert. Perhaps on the way out or something.
"Shortly before his visit to Penge a new hope dawned, faint and unlovely. It was hypnotism. My Cornwallis, Risley told him, had been hypnotized. A doctor had said, "Come, come, you are no eunuch!" and lo! he had ceased to be one. Maurice procured the doctor's address, but did not suppose anything would come of it: one interview with the science sufficed him, and he had always felt Risley knew too much; his voice when he gave the address was friendly but slightly amused."
It's written in the same chapter as the concert, but separated by Maurice's visit to the library. However, it doesn't say that he met up with Risley a second time. And since Maurice felt that bumping into Risley was "unfortunate," I had assumed that he wouldn't go out of his way to meet again. But perhaps "shortly before his visit to Penge a new hope dawned..." meant Risley had contacted him?
My impression was that Risley had told Maurice about Dean Cornwallis at the time of the concert, but that Maurice contacted Rislay later about the name and address of the hypnotist - that that 'new hope dawned' later on and that Maurice would have remembered and then coontacts Risley. I imagine a phone call from Maurice to Risley. Pure speculation though. My take on the character of Risley is that he wouldn't bother too much with someone as staid and un-imaginitive as Maurice unless there'd be a pay-off.
I agree with you that he meets Risley at the time of the concert - from Risley's comments it's quite clear that Risley himself were there to listen to it - and to watch the antics of the bourgeouisie ;)
I assumed that that meant directly after the concert. Perhaps on the way out or something.
"Shortly before his visit to Penge a new hope dawned, faint and unlovely. It was hypnotism. My Cornwallis, Risley told him, had been hypnotized. A doctor had said, "Come, come, you are no eunuch!" and lo! he had ceased to be one. Maurice procured the doctor's address, but did not suppose anything would come of it: one interview with the science sufficed him, and he had always felt Risley knew too much; his voice when he gave the address was friendly but slightly amused."
It's written in the same chapter as the concert, but separated by Maurice's visit to the library. However, it doesn't say that he met up with Risley a second time. And since Maurice felt that bumping into Risley was "unfortunate," I had assumed that he wouldn't go out of his way to meet again. But perhaps "shortly before his visit to Penge a new hope dawned..." meant Risley had contacted him?
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I agree with you that he meets Risley at the time of the concert - from Risley's comments it's quite clear that Risley himself were there to listen to it - and to watch the antics of the bourgeouisie ;)
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