Annotation - Chapter 2, Page 12
From Riddley Walker Annotations
- (12:2) "Reckman Bessup he wer ther connexion man he brung the comping station. What we callit dead mans iron"
Though "connexion" might seem to mean liaison in this case (Reckman is the representative for the digging operation), the connexion man is part local government and part priest. One of his tasks is to explain the deeper meaning behind apparently random events.
Iron is one of the few currencies we see exchanged; there are a few others.