(urth) Babbiehorn?: Was: a sincere question mostly for roy

[David Stockhoff]

On 11/17/2011 2:43 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
>
> > > Now, how do you explain how a time travelling one-eyed Rajan looks
> > > like a 70+ year old Pike?
>
> > Not that hard. There is a somewhat counterintuitive situation here in
> > that (1) Silk at 23 apparently does not look remarkably like old Pike,
> > but Silk at 43 does. That does require a little work.
>
> > But anyone whose hair is white at 43 ... I mean, come on. Silk did not
> > have time to shake his hand and have a drink with him. He was there for
> > a moment.
> He looked into “the aged augur’s smiling face” and recognised him as Pike.
> He even recognised Pike’s hat. Why is the Rajan wearing Pike’s hat?

Drat. My entire understanding of LS is wrecked upon that rock. I'll have 
to reread again from Shadow of the Torturer.
>
> > Why would Wolfe have had the Rajan's hair turn white if he didn't mean
> > for him to look like a white-haired man?
> Lots of peoples hair turns white.

NOT

AT

43

> Silk looked into his face, not at his hair. In fact, he was wearing a 
> hat.

And hats are well known to hide long, pure white hair.
> Did I mention it was Pike’s hat?

It's Pike, I tells you! The hat never lies!
> One more thing: Silk thought he saw Oreb, and later he thought he saw 
> Pike. Everyone seems agreed that he can’t have seen both. Which one 
> did he see *better*? I vote for the one he saw when the light was on.

Because ghosts are better illuminated by electric light, sure. Everyone 
knows that. Take The Shining.