(urth) Like a good Neighbor

[António Pedro Marques]

Gerry Quinn wrote:
> *From:* James Wynn <mailto:crushtv at gmail.com>
>
>  > But if Seawrack did not *truly* believe Horn was
>  > dead--because she had some genuine reason solid reason for believing he
>  > was dead--then I have never read a Wolfe story.
> She knows nothing about human life except that humans die easily and are
> eaten. She saw it happen her human, and she turned away without
> investigating. She didn’t go down in the pit. How *could* she have known he
> was dead?
>
>  > I honestly cannot imagine why there is any debate on this issue. This is
>  > about as emphatic a signal that Wolfe offers.
> We have the testimony of Horn himself, who clearly was not dead. When do you
> think he died, exactly? When he fell? At a certain point when he was lying
> there? Did the Neighbour – if it was a Neighbour - kill him when he touched
> his forehead with his device?
>
>  > Arguing
>  > about whether Horn died when he fell in to the pit? Come on. Seawrack is
>  > the witness. She doesn't even feel the need to justify her assessment
>  > even after Horn return alive. She's been a carrion eater. She knows dead
>  > things.
> Get real. She didn’t get within twenty feet of him. Silk thought Oreb was
> dead when he had him right in his hands, and he’s a professional animal
> sacrificer. Do you think Oreb was dead then? Smart bird! Play dead. No cut!

James has it as 'God pwm!'  :(