 From the text, what can be inferred about the thoughts in Pendleton's demise?
It was Eckert who had come into his office several days ago and told him that Don Pendleton had killed himself. How long would it be before memories faded and all there was left of Pendleton was a page of statistics? Eckert and he had been chosen to go to Tunpesh and investigate. The two of them, working together, should be able to find out why Pendleton had killed himself. The real reason they were going there was to find out why Pendleton had been killed and who had killed him. The committee of one was a middle-aged man dressed in a simple strip of white cloth twisted about his waist and allowed to hang freely to his knees.
 The information did not match up with his cause of death being suicide.
 The information did not match up with his cause of death being suicide.  Everyone was in agreement that Pendleton abandoned his position and returned home by choice.  Everyone was in agreement that Pendleton was still alive and in hiding.  The information matched up with his cause of death being suicide.