“A national magazine recently had carried some color photographs of an alleged giant, ape-like creature said to be living in the California mountains. This intrigued me, and I mentioned that I would like to go and look for the beast and wished I were younger. We were sitting over coffee at the club's big table, four or five of use, and Ffellowes, out retired British brigadier, was one. "Like that coelacanth fish off East Africa," said somebody. A survivor from earlier... times, perhaps, like a live Pithecanthropus or even a Neanderthal man." "Probably a lot of nonsense or else a crude publicity stunt," said someone else. "You've traveled a lot, General Ffellowes, what do you think?" " 'Brigadier', please, not 'General'," said Ffellowes absently. "Our generals begin with major general. A lot of nonsense? I saw the pictures and they looked extremely convincing to me. I must say. But I don't think I want to look for the thing, not myself.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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