Well, did it really not work out as he hoped, or was it exactly what it was supposed to be while he was writing? I don't think we can have a situation where one

Well, did it really not work out as he hoped, or was it exactly what it was supposed to be while he was writing? I don't think we can have a situation where one thing is noticeably better than the alternative and it doesn't get copied and performed. There's just another version of Fussell's X out there right now. I'm not sure what it is.