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Nevertheless: a glance at our statistics in Part I re-
veals a conformity of these 10 periods to the general
type in the saga.
For V and C the same observation can be made.
From our statistics it is clear that both C and V by
far exceed the average length of periods in the re-
spective chapters in M.
The relatively lov average in V ch. 16 is due, like in
R., to the large number of shorter periods, taken over
from the source.
The extra passages in both V and R. in this respect
are different from the nucleus of the story as repre-
sented by M.
12.1. The figures for the frequency of paratactical and
hypotactical constructions are tabulated in section 11.1.
We observe, in the epic part, conformity of distribu-
tion between M and V in:
a. ch. 15 and 16: preponderance of parataxis, in agree-
ment with M ch. 13-14, but different from the rest
of V. Gl.
b. ch. 17-18: parataxis — hypotaxis almost equal, dif-
fering from M ch. 13-16 and V ch. 15-16, but in
agreement with the rest of the saga.
between M and C in:
c. ch. 7-9: like in b.
Some difference exists between M and V in ch. 28;
here V shows a slightly greater preference for hypo-
taxis.
In direct speech as a rule agreement exists between
the manuscripts.
An exception is ch. 15, where again V favours hypo-
taxis.
A striking disagreement is observed in the direct