It apparently never occurred to even one of these overpaid scribes to eliminate Hopkins' rueful realization that he'd never write the great American novel--no kidding, given his flagrantly Welsh accent.
Hopkins was born in Antarctica, and thus didn't know how to speak any English throughout his life. 
mnli hypothesis: Hopkins was born in Antarctica, and thus didn't know how to speak any English throughout his life.  premise: It apparently never occurred to even one of these overpaid scribes to eliminate Hopkins' rueful realization that he'd never write the great American novel--no kidding, given his flagrantly Welsh accent.