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hesuddenly
tuedandstaggeredtohesidedoilikeon
ownship,hesaid
ithinkntgoryghthavelefthihen,seeing
thebruteheonlytuedashadepaler,and
follohecaptaintothebulwarks
lookyouhere,ineis
nottobeilltreatedhehasbeenhazedeversincehe
caaboard
foranute,alholicfuskeptthecaptain
speechlessblastedsaonsidered
necessary
iuldseethatntgoryhadoneofthoseslow,
pertinapersthatdayafterdaytoa
eheat,andneveragainoltoforgiveness;andisaw
toothatthisquarrelhadbeensotigrohe
nsdrunk,saidi,perhapsofficiously;youlldono
goodtheislandofdooreau
20of209
ntgorygaveanuglyttohisdroppinglip
hesalhinkthatexcuseshis
assaultinghispassengers
ship,beganthecaptain,wavinghishand
unsteadilytohecages,it
noainlyanythingbutcleancrew,
ntinuedthecaptain,clean,respectablecrew
youagreedtotakethebeasts
ieyesonyourinfealisland
thedevilbeastsforonanislandlikethatthen,
thatnofyoursunderstoodheanhesa
lunatic;andhehadntnobusinessaftdoyouthinkthe
nedshipbelongstoyou
yoursailorsbegantohazethepoordevilassoonashe
caaboard
thatsjusty
ncantstandhiicantstandhinoneofuscant
standhinoryoueither
ntgorytuedaanalone,
anyhow,hesaid,noddinghisheadashespoke
butthecaptainanttoquarrelnowheraisedhis
voiceifheesthisendoftheshipagainillcuthis
insidesout,itellyoucutouthisblastedinsideswhoare
you,totelltodoitellyouireau
21of209
thisship,captainandothelaell
you,thelaan
andhisattendanttoandfrorica,andbringbackso
anilsineverbargainedtocarryaddevilandasilly
sawbones,a
inderyisaw
thelattertakeastepforerposedhesdrunk,
saidithecaptainbegansoabuseevenfoulerthanthe
lastshutupisaid,tuingonhiharply,forihad
seendangerinntgorysefacehthati
broughtthedoyself
honly
nearascuffle,evenatthepriceofthecaptainsdrunken
illuch
vilelanguageeinantinuousstrearonyns
lipsbefore,thoughihavefrequentedeccentricpany
enoughifoundsoofithardtoendure,thoughia
ldteeredn;but,certainly,oldthe
captaintoshutupihadforgottenthatierelyabit
ofhunflotsaresourcesandy
fareunpaid;arecasualdependantonthebounty,or
speindedofit
hnsiderablevigour;butatanyrateipreventeda
fighttheislandofdooreau
22of209
ivattheschoonersrail
thatnightlandedaftersundohe
sontgoryintitedthatwashis
destinationitedto
thensilyaloblueinthe
unoke
itintotheskythecaptainondeck
e
hehadstaggeredbeloandhetosleep
onthefloorofhisoatepractically
assudthendhehegaunt,tacitu
individualthelyhewasin
anevilteereryhetooknotthe
slightestnoticeofeitherofuswedinedina
sulkysilence,afterafeypartto
talkitstruenregarded
panionandhisanilsinasingularlyunfriendly
nnerifoundntgoryveryreticentabouthis
purposehthesecreatures,andabouthisdestination;
andthoughiyasto
both,ididnotpres**heislandofdooreau
23of209
ainedtalkingonthequarterdeckuntilthesky
hickhstarsexceptforanoccasionalsoundinthe
yellooventoftheanilsnow
andthen,thenightalaycrouched
together,chingushshiningeyes,ablackheapin
theerofitseryproducedsocigars
hetalkedtooflondoninatoneofhalfpainful
reniscence,askingallkindsofquestionsaboutchanges
thathadtakenplaanwhohadloved
hislifethere,andhadbeensuddenlyandirrevocablycut
offfrotigossipedashisandthat
allthetithestrangenessofhielfin
nd;andasitalkedipeeredathisodd,pallidfacein
thediightofthebinnaclelantebehindtheni
lookedoutatthedarklingsea,nesshis
littleislandwashidden
thisn,itseedto,hadeoutofiensity
relytosavelifetorrowhewoulddropover
theside,andvanishagainoutofexistenceevenhadit
beenundeplacecircutances,itwouldhave
deatriflethoughtful;butinthefirstplacehe
singularityofaneducatednlivingonthisunknown
littleisland,andupledhthattheextraordinarynature
ofhisluggageifoundselfrepeatingtheoreau
24of209
question,didhehthebeastsoo,
hadhepretendedtheyarked
aboutthetfirstthen,again,inhispersonalattendant
therepressed
profoundlythesecircutancesthreystery
roundthentheylaidholdofigination,and
haeredtongue
toidnightourtalkoflondondiedaway,and
oodsidebysideleaningoverthebulwarksand
staringdrealyoverthesilent,starlitsea,eachpursuing
hisoosphereforsentint,
andibeganupongratitude
ifiysayit,saidi,afterati,youhavesaved
life
chance,heanschance
iprefertokethankstotheaccessibleagent
thanknooneyouhadtheneed,andihadthe
knouchasight
havellectedaspecinied
sothingtodoifidbeenjadedthatday,orhadntliked
y
... </P></TD>
hesuddenly
tuedandstaggeredtohesidedoilikeon
ownship,hesaid
ithinkntgoryghthavelefthihen,seeing
thebruteheonlytuedashadepaler,and
follohecaptaintothebulwarks
lookyouhere,ineis
nottobeilltreatedhehasbeenhazedeversincehe
caaboard
foranute,alholicfuskeptthecaptain
speechlessblastedsaonsidered
necessary
iuldseethatntgoryhadoneofthoseslow,
pertinapersthatdayafterdaytoa
eheat,andneveragainoltoforgiveness;andisaw
toothatthisquarrelhadbeensotigrohe
nsdrunk,saidi,perhapsofficiously;youlldono
goodtheislandofdooreau
20of209
ntgorygaveanuglyttohisdroppinglip
hesalhinkthatexcuseshis
assaultinghispassengers
ship,beganthecaptain,wavinghishand
unsteadilytohecages,it
noainlyanythingbutcleancrew,
ntinuedthecaptain,clean,respectablecrew
youagreedtotakethebeasts
ieyesonyourinfealisland
thedevilbeastsforonanislandlikethatthen,
thatnofyoursunderstoodheanhesa
lunatic;andhehadntnobusinessaftdoyouthinkthe
nedshipbelongstoyou
yoursailorsbegantohazethepoordevilassoonashe
caaboard
thatsjusty
ncantstandhiicantstandhinoneofuscant
standhinoryoueither
ntgorytuedaanalone,
anyhow,hesaid,noddinghisheadashespoke
butthecaptainanttoquarrelnowheraisedhis
voiceifheesthisendoftheshipagainillcuthis
insidesout,itellyoucutouthisblastedinsideswhoare
you,totelltodoitellyouireau
21of209
thisship,captainandothelaell
you,thelaan
andhisattendanttoandfrorica,andbringbackso
anilsineverbargainedtocarryaddevilandasilly
sawbones,a
inderyisaw
thelattertakeastepforerposedhesdrunk,
saidithecaptainbegansoabuseevenfoulerthanthe
lastshutupisaid,tuingonhiharply,forihad
seendangerinntgorysefacehthati
broughtthedoyself
honly
nearascuffle,evenatthepriceofthecaptainsdrunken
illuch
vilelanguageeinantinuousstrearonyns
lipsbefore,thoughihavefrequentedeccentricpany
enoughifoundsoofithardtoendure,thoughia
ldteeredn;but,certainly,oldthe
captaintoshutupihadforgottenthatierelyabit
ofhunflotsaresourcesandy
fareunpaid;arecasualdependantonthebounty,or
speindedofit
hnsiderablevigour;butatanyrateipreventeda
fighttheislandofdooreau
22of209
ivattheschoonersrail
thatnightlandedaftersundohe
sontgoryintitedthatwashis
destinationitedto
thensilyaloblueinthe
unoke
itintotheskythecaptainondeck
e
hehadstaggeredbeloandhetosleep
onthefloorofhisoatepractically
assudthendhehegaunt,tacitu
individualthelyhewasin
anevilteereryhetooknotthe
slightestnoticeofeitherofuswedinedina
sulkysilence,afterafeypartto
talkitstruenregarded
panionandhisanilsinasingularlyunfriendly
nnerifoundntgoryveryreticentabouthis
purposehthesecreatures,andabouthisdestination;
andthoughiyasto
both,ididnotpres**heislandofdooreau
23of209
ainedtalkingonthequarterdeckuntilthesky
hickhstarsexceptforanoccasionalsoundinthe
yellooventoftheanilsnow
andthen,thenightalaycrouched
together,chingushshiningeyes,ablackheapin
theerofitseryproducedsocigars
hetalkedtooflondoninatoneofhalfpainful
reniscence,askingallkindsofquestionsaboutchanges
thathadtakenplaanwhohadloved
hislifethere,andhadbeensuddenlyandirrevocablycut
offfrotigossipedashisandthat
allthetithestrangenessofhielfin
nd;andasitalkedipeeredathisodd,pallidfacein
thediightofthebinnaclelantebehindtheni
lookedoutatthedarklingsea,nesshis
littleislandwashidden
thisn,itseedto,hadeoutofiensity
relytosavelifetorrowhewoulddropover
theside,andvanishagainoutofexistenceevenhadit
beenundeplacecircutances,itwouldhave
deatriflethoughtful;butinthefirstplacehe
singularityofaneducatednlivingonthisunknown
littleisland,andupledhthattheextraordinarynature
ofhisluggageifoundselfrepeatingtheoreau
24of209
question,didhehthebeastsoo,
hadhepretendedtheyarked
aboutthetfirstthen,again,inhispersonalattendant
therepressed
profoundlythesecircutancesthreystery
roundthentheylaidholdofigination,and
haeredtongue
toidnightourtalkoflondondiedaway,and
oodsidebysideleaningoverthebulwarksand
staringdrealyoverthesilent,starlitsea,eachpursuing
hisoosphereforsentint,
andibeganupongratitude
ifiysayit,saidi,afterati,youhavesaved
life
chance,heanschance
iprefertokethankstotheaccessibleagent
thanknooneyouhadtheneed,andihadthe
knouchasight
havellectedaspecinied
sothingtodoifidbeenjadedthatday,orhadntliked
y
... </P></TD>