beth remained alone in the chair , eating the cake , her back to the monitor . i bent to retrieve my suitcase from under the bed . she landed hard on the floor and glanced up to see the shock and fury in the man 's eyes . `` and we should definitely look up owl creek , where we were born , '' ivy added . `` i hear myself , but do you hear me ? '' it was much easier to talk to animals than it was to humans . the whale-watchers are out again . 