"Ben had never known bighorn sheep to behave this way. There had been five of them on the ridge but something had alarmed them and they had disappeared. By now they should be half a mile from here and still going." (Chapter 1, p. 9).

"He tried not to think of Madec at all as he climbed down the long slope of the mountain, picking out a path for the Jeep as he went." (Chapter 2, p. 21).

"It was a small satisfaction, but as Ben studied the ridge he thought, Okay, Madec, now you've made your first mistake." (Chapter 3, p. 42).

"If he could find a catch basin somewhere in these hills and could squeeze as much as a quart of water out of the sand, it would do him no good at all." (Chapter 4, p. 44).

"At first Ben didn't know what had waked him, but he awoke with dread, as though...