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| 8 | 928 | Too, there View more quotes about must">must be men about here, at least sometimes, men with weapons, doubtless hunters, and such, and it did not seem such a beast, so dangerous, so formidable, would be permitted to traverse this area with either regularity or impunity. |
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| 8 | 925 | How did I know that it was not some wild creature of the mountains, come to the ledges, hunting for prey? There were various reasons for supposing that unlikely, even if it had not been for one item. |
| 8 | 926 | Presumably, if that were the case, the ledges would be within its territory, and it would have learned by now that it could not enter the cells. |
| 8 | 927 | It might have investigated them, perhaps even testing them, to see if they were locked, but it would not be likely to have been so agitated or enraged. |
| 8 | 928 | Too, there must be men about here, at least sometimes, men with weapons, doubtless hunters, and such, and it did not seem such a beast, so dangerous, so formidable, would be permitted to traverse this area with either regularity or impunity. |
| 8 | 929 | Surely it would be driven away, or killed. |
| 8 | 930 | So, even had it not been for one item, one might plausibly have doubted that it was merely a wild thing, come to the ledges in hunger, seeking food. |
| 8 | 931 | The one item which seemed to put the matter beyond all doubt was the fact that the beast was collared. |