Harry O. Hoyt

“ He's here to check up on Challenger's cock-and-bull story."
"Well, Malone, we're in for a lively session tonight——the students are out in force to heckle old Challenger."
"Challenger has made himself a public laughing stock by his tale about live dinosaurs! What can he hope to gain by such lies?"
"The back country of the Amazon contains over fifty thousand miles of unexplored water-ways. Who can say what may be living in that jungle—as vast as all Europe?"
"But how can Challenger's story be true? There creatures have all been dead ten million years!" ”

“ MAY NOT BE HEARD FROM AGAIN FOR MONTHS
"It's a Brazilian sloth—they always walk head downward. See the baby clinging to her?"
Dear Mr. McArdle, Dear Mr. McArdle, It is just three weeks since we sent back the canoes and tonight we are camping at the base of the great plateau upon which Maple White was marooned. Challenger has guided us to this spot, and proven that the Plateau is a fact -- but we have no reason to believe that any monsters are roaming about up there. In fact I don't think
"They're not cubs—but full grown 'spectacle bears'—great camp followers." ”

“ Ed. P.S. I am thinking of you
always.
Ed.
"We start in ten minutes! Anyone who isn't ready... remains behind."
"If that mischievous beast is to go with us, I remain behind!"
"Jocko knows which berries and roots in the forest are edible, and which are poisonous—he will be far more use to us than you my dear sir!" ”