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[first lines]
Bill: [examining bear tracks] That's a huge male; bet he's more'n fifteen hundred pounds.
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Bill: You see, I don't like to ask folks questions; everyone has a secret side. By God, that's the way it should be.
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[last lines]
Tom: [shooing the bear cub away] Good luck, little fella.
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Tom: [speaks to bear cub] I... Tom.
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[Angered by the death and maiming of their horses and mule by the Kodiak bear in retaliation for being shot by his companion Tom, Bill is filled with vengeance]
Bill: I swear it I'll kill you!
The Bear Quotes
Extended Reading
