P. 43, Scene 45 (1908) "Come on, now."
P. 43, Scene 46 (Spring 1903) Uncle Maury was sick.
P. 44, Scene 47 (1908) "You a big boy."
Scene 45 (only one short paragraph) and Scene 46 give no indication that there is a shift in time. Scene 45 is dated as 1908 because Benjy's age is referred to. His memory of Uncle Maury causes him to remember an earlier episode concerning Uncle Maury. Scene 46 is the concluding scene to the Patterson episode (see Scenes 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10). Stuart and Backus date Scene 46 as 1908, but if Mr. Patterson discovered the letter from Uncle Maury in 1903 (see Scene 10), then the fight between Uncle Maury and Mr. Patterson would have been shortly afterwards. However, if Backus and Stuart's assumption is correct, then Scene 10 and Scene 46, both occurring in 1908, would indicate that Uncle Maury and Mrs. Patterson have been carrying on their affair for over five years, which is highly unlikely given the nature of such a small town as Jefferson. Therefore, it is best to assume that Scenes 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, and 46 make one unit and occur in 1902-03.
The connecting link between Scenes 45, 46, and 47 is that of Benjy's being put to bed in Uncle Maury's room at various times and of Caddy smelling like trees. Notice also that Faulkner gives no indication of a time change between Scenes 46 and 47.
P. 45, Scene 48 (1898) We looked up into the tree . . .
P. 46, Scene 49 (1928) Where you want to go now, . . .
Benjy's memory of Caddy smelling like trees in Scene 47 recalls an earlier scene — in 1898, when Caddy was up in a tree to see if the funeral had started.
