"The man in the water saw the eye of the man on the bridge gazing into his own thorugh the sights of the rifle. He observed that it was a gray eye and remembered having read that gray eyes were keenest, and that all famous marksmen had them."


Another super human occurrence. Farquhar was being pushed down the river with a strong current and somehow saw the color of a mans eyes and remembered a random fact he read about gray eyes from some time before. This was part of the story I definitely remember reading and thinking about a little bit but I still didn't think about it being nearly impossible which is weird.

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  1. Brooke B.November 2, 2020 at 7:56 AM

    I don't really understand your question. Or are you just stating a weird scene that happened. Because if you are, I totally agree something is definitely off.

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  2. HollyHockNovember 2, 2020 at 9:26 AM

    Bierce's mention of the gray eyed sniper seems odd, right? Students on other blogs have researched this issue & found some interesting information!

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