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"Well, Calderly was a hammerin' on the door and tryin' to roust someone, but no one was answerin'so he let himself in. The place was a mess, especially the galley; he saw what had happened and started screamin' and yellin'. By the time Bellows and me got to him, he was stark ravin' mad, eyes all buggy and poppin' outta his head, spit comin' outta his mouth. He couldn't do nothin' but babble and point." |
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"Now, very carefully, Captain Cartwright, tell the panel what Seaman Calderly had discovered." |
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"Bones, sir. Bones and body parts. Them bones was picked clean as a whistle." "Can you give us a little more detail, Captain?" |
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"Well, sir, like I said, I ain't no authority on this kinda stuff, but it appeared to Bellows and me that somethin' ate them." |
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"All right, Captain, this is a question of supposition. From your long experience in the Northwest Territories, would you hazard a guess as to what kind of arctic animal attacked these children?" |
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"That weren't no animal, sir. Animals don't cook 'em first." |
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