Instead, he simply pondered what he had seen.  He thought back to the pictures in the book Lyra had given him.  He’d wondered about the lack of electrical cords . . . yet, the lamp by his bed and the heart monitor didn’t have cords.  They must not have drawn them in the book because their appliances didn’t use them.  While the lack of telephone poles didn’t absolutely confirm this hypothesis—power lines could be underground, after all—it was a strong hint in favor of it.  Besides, he’d seen nothing in the hospital room which resembled an electrical outlet at all.