Clyde takes Roberta to Big Bittern Lake on a bus whose driver is the same guide that originally gave information about the lake area to their party. Marked by cold perspiration and obvious hesitancy, Clyde is preoccupied as he rows himself and Roberta around the lake, stalling for time. He has decided on a plan of action, but his courage is failing him. He continues to hear the cry of the wier-wier bird, "kit, kit, kit, ca-a-a-ah!." Mesmerized by the setting of the desolate lake, Clyde thinks of everything as death and becomes so engrossed in his thoughts that when Roberta approaches him, he throws his camera at her, striking her in the face and causing the boat to upset. He does nothing to save her, but still tells.....
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