And then he knew.
The beard came off in his hands.
CHAPTER 16
Stunned by his own temerity, Comstock stared at what had formerly been hidden by the hair of the beard.
"I knew it," Comstock said at last. "I knew no human being could live for five hundred years."
"That is why I have taunted you into action," The Grandfather said gravely, "I knew that only when you saw with your own eyes the evidence of what you suspected would you be able to proceed properly."
"This is why there is no record of your existence prior to five hundred years ago?"
"Yes."
Staring at the metallic surface that had been hidden under the beard, seeing for the first time the control panel that covered The Grandfather's whole chest, Comstock wondered what to do next.