i guarantee you that as no one else could . he let out the smoke , resting his elbow on the mantel again . `` he is , is n't he , '' i said softly as i looked at the tiny screen , more of a statement than a question . she zippered down her white cotton clean suit and grabbed her pistol from its shoulder harness . my voice is still caught somewhere within me . `` said the raven to the crow . parts of some seemed to be missing , and he had searched the hut for these without success . 