Digest whorl.v012.n075

BMeyer7 · 10 Mar 2001, 18:34 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: BMeyer7 at aol.com
Subject: (whorl) Re: Digest whorl.v012.n075
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 13:34:59 EST
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In a message dated 3/10/01 11:49:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
whorl-errors at lists1.ba.best.com writes:

> Wolfe has a habit of introducing a mystery, having Silk/Horn state that he
> knows the answer, and then not saying what it is. Does anyone here know the
> answers to:
> 
> 1) IGJ. Silk/Horn asks Mora(?) if she knows why her father's brother was
> called Incanto, then declares that he knows why, but he never tells us the
> answer. Why was Inclito's brother called Incanto?
> 
> 2) RttW. Silk/Horn gives several explanations for how he can perform astral
> travel without an inhumu present. He lists several explicit ones (hidden
> inhumi, etc.) then a final one which worries him, but doesn't say what it
> is.  What is it?
> 
> Feel free to add more to this list...
> 
>     

I asked once before, but received no responses. What happened on p. 266-67 
with Merryn and the dog?  Jahlee says "Merryn had trouble with animals, too." 
Then on the next page SilkHorn hears Severian say he wanted to show them his 
dog.  Jahlee goes out. Silk/Horn says "I followed her in time to see the 
witch's gaping mouth and the utter blankness of her large dark eyes."  Huh?  
He then says "I must remember to ask Jahlee the secret." Is that The Secret, 
or some other secret?

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/10/01 11:49:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
<BR>whorl-errors at lists1.ba.best.com writes:
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Wolfe has a habit of introducing a mystery, having Silk/Horn state that he
<BR>knows the answer, and then not saying what it is. Does anyone here know the
<BR>answers to:
<BR>
<BR>1) IGJ. Silk/Horn asks Mora(?) if she knows why her father's brother was
<BR>called Incanto, then declares that he knows why, but he never tells us the
<BR>answer. Why was Inclito's brother called Incanto?
<BR>
<BR>2) RttW. Silk/Horn gives several explanations for how he can perform astral
<BR>travel without an inhumu present. He lists several explicit ones (hidden
<BR>inhumi, etc.) then a final one which worries him, but doesn't say what it
<BR>is. &nbsp;What is it?
<BR>
<BR>Feel free to add more to this list...
<BR>
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR>
<BR>I asked once before, but received no responses. What happened on p. 266-67 
<BR>with Merryn and the dog? &nbsp;Jahlee says "Merryn had trouble with animals, too." 
<BR>Then on the next page SilkHorn hears Severian say he wanted to show them his 
<BR>dog. &nbsp;Jahlee goes out. Silk/Horn says "I followed her in time to see the 
<BR>witch's gaping mouth and the utter blankness of her large dark eyes." &nbsp;Huh? &nbsp;
<BR>He then says "I must remember to ask Jahlee the secret." Is that The Secret, 
<BR>or some other secret?</FONT></HTML>

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