Ishmael
Character
Mild Baha’i gentleman at table. Present chiefly to demonstrate that even the peaceable may be seated beside the wrong people.
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- Ghastly Hipster opposite Turbo Island visits (1 passage)
From the books (1 passage)
…sharing a large table with a Bahai gentleman who averred that we might call him of all names Ishmael, and also with four relentlessly upbeat freaks who announced themselves as disciples of the alien nudist guru Ray.L.Innes-Hibbett. This ill-assorted quintet lacked all reserve, and each tried his or her utmost to outdo their companions in loudly broadcasting their serene spirituality and good cheer. In this, they were close cousins to…