| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | 966 | "The View more quotes about prisoner">prisoner," said the officer of Treve, "may have died in the nest. |
| 37 | 967 | Too, he may have been trapped beneath the water, wedged under an outcropping, or between rocks". |
| 37 | 968 | The latter hypothesis was an interesting one, as water urts sometimes secure prey under the water, saving it for later, rather as certain predatory beasts will bury a kill, or place it in a tree, to be finished later. |
| 37 | 969 | Some birds impale insects on thorns, for a similar purpose. |
| 37 | 970 | "He is alive, somewhere," said the lieutenant. |
| 37 | 971 | "I am sure of it". |
| 37 | 972 | "That seems improbable," said the officer of Treve. |