noon before
Thor had left no blood , but where others would have seen nothing Bruce detected the signs of his passing . When he returned to where Langdon was completing his notes , his face wore a look of satisfaction . `` He went over the mount ` in , '' he said briefly . It was noon before they climbed over the volcanic quarry of rock and followed the Bighorn Highway to the point where Thor and Muskwa had watched the eagle and the sheep . They ate their lunch here , and scanned the valley through their glasses . Bruce was silent for a long time . Then he lowered his telescope , and turned to Langdon .