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relyintendedtokeepbaehtheir
displayofnfideneha
faterehorriblethandeath,htorture;andafter
torturethesthideousdegradationitispossibleto
neoffalostsoul,abeast,totherestof
theirusrout
ilookedroundforsohingthenh
aninspirationituedoverthedeckchair,putfooton
thesideofit,andtoreahesiderailithappenedthat
anailcaahtheing,gavea
touchofdangertoanotheroreau
77of209
stepoutside,andinntinentlyflungopenthedoorand
foundntgoryeanttolock
theouterdooriraisedthisnailedstiineandcutat
hisface;buthesprangbackihesitatedant,then
tuedandfled,roundtheerofthehouseprendick,
niheardhisastonishedan
anotheute,thoughti,andhee
loyfatehe
ergedbehindtheer,foriheardhihout,
prendie,shouting
thingsasheranthistirunningblindly,i
northeastyprevious
expeditiononce,asirunningheadlongupthe
beayshoulderandsatendant
iranfuriouslyuptheslope,overit,then
tuingeasther
sideilealtogether,
cheststraining,heartbeatinginears;andthen
hearingnothingofntgoryorhisn,andfeeling
uponthevergeofexhaustion,idoubledsharplyback
tohebeachasijudged,andlaydoheshelter
ofae,too
fearfultove,andindeedtoofearfuleventoplana
urseofaoreau
78of209
silentlyunderthesun,andtheonlysoundnearhe
thinhufsosllgnatsthathaddisvered
presentlyibecaahingsound,the
soughingoftheseauponthebeach
afteraboutanhouriheardntgoryshouting
na,faraethinkingof
planofactionasiinterpreteditthen,thisislandwas
inhabitedonlybythesetorsandtheir
anilisedvictisoofthesenodoubttheyuld
pressintotheirserviceagainstifneedaroseiknew
bothreauandntgorycarriedrevolvers;and,save
forafeeblebarofdealspikedallnail,therest
ace,ied
soilaystillthere,untilibegantothinkoffoodand
drink;andatthatthoughttherealhopelessnessof
positioneiking
anythingtoeatiooignorantofbotanytodisver
anyresortofrootorfruitthatghtlieabout;ihad
noansoftrappingthefesupontheislandit
greoreituedtheprospectoveratlast
inthedesperationofposition,ndtuedtothe
anilnihadenuntereditriedtofindsohope
ineeredoftheintuireoreau
79of209
ihadseen,andtriedtodraeauguryofassistance
froyry
thensuddenlyiheardastaghoundbay,andatthat
realisedaneetothink,orthey
ethen,butsnatchingupnailed
stihidingplacetohe
soundoftheseaireeragrohoyplants,
erged
bleedingandhtoclothesuponthelipofalong
creekopeningnorthstraightintotheer
inuteshesitation,hecreek,and
presentlyfindingselfkneedeepinalittlestreai
scraledoutatlastonthey
heartbeatingloudlyinears,creptintoatangleoffes
toatheissueiheardthedogtherewasonlyone
draetothethostheni
heardnore,andpresentlybegantothinkihad
escaped
thenutespassed;thesilencelengthenedout,andat
lastafteranhourofsecurityuragebegantoretu
tobythistiiuchterrifiedor
veryserableihad,asititofterror
anddespairifeltnoylifeicallylost,and
thatpersuasiondeoreau
80of209
evenacertainoreaufacetoface;and
asihadeeredthatifiwere
toohardpressedatleastonepathofesent
stilllayopento,theyuldnotvery
droyselfihadhalfandtodroyself
then;butanoddoseetheureout,a
queer,iersonal,spectacularinterestinself,restrained
istretthepricks
ofthespinyplants,andstaredaroundatthetrees;and,
sosuddenlythatitseedtojuoutofthegreen
trayeyeslituponablackfaceching
isaiancreatureetthe
launchuponthebeachheotheoblique
stefapalreeigrippedstick,andstoodup
facinghihebeganchatteringyou,you,you,wasall
iulddistinguishatfirstsuddenlyhedroppedfrohe
tree,andinanothethefrondsapart
andstaringe
ididnotfeelthesarepugnancetohiscreature
yenuntershtheother
beastnyou,hesaid,intheboathean,
then,atleastasanasntgorys
attendant,forheuldtalk
yes,isaid,itheshiptheislandofdooreau
81of209
ohhesaid,andhisbright,restlesseyestravelledover
,tohands,tothestickicarried,tofeet,tothe
tatteredplacesinat,andthecutsandscratchesihad
reedpuzzledat
sothinghiseyescabacktohandsheheldhis
oanduntedhisdigitsslowo,
three,four,fiveeigh
ididnotgrasphisaningthen;aftero
findthatagreatproportionofthesebeastpeoplehad
lfordhands,laeseventhreedigitsbut
guessingthisee
thingbynse
satisfactionthenhissrovingglanceround
again;hedeasoventandvanishedthe
fefrondshehadstoodbetesogether,
ipushedout
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relyintendedtokeepbaehtheir
displayofnfideneha
faterehorriblethandeath,htorture;andafter
torturethesthideousdegradationitispossibleto
neoffalostsoul,abeast,totherestof
theirusrout
ilookedroundforsohingthenh
aninspirationituedoverthedeckchair,putfooton
thesideofit,andtoreahesiderailithappenedthat
anailcaahtheing,gavea
touchofdangertoanotheroreau
77of209
stepoutside,andinntinentlyflungopenthedoorand
foundntgoryeanttolock
theouterdooriraisedthisnailedstiineandcutat
hisface;buthesprangbackihesitatedant,then
tuedandfled,roundtheerofthehouseprendick,
niheardhisastonishedan
anotheute,thoughti,andhee
loyfatehe
ergedbehindtheer,foriheardhihout,
prendie,shouting
thingsasheranthistirunningblindly,i
northeastyprevious
expeditiononce,asirunningheadlongupthe
beayshoulderandsatendant
iranfuriouslyuptheslope,overit,then
tuingeasther
sideilealtogether,
cheststraining,heartbeatinginears;andthen
hearingnothingofntgoryorhisn,andfeeling
uponthevergeofexhaustion,idoubledsharplyback
tohebeachasijudged,andlaydoheshelter
ofae,too
fearfultove,andindeedtoofearfuleventoplana
urseofaoreau
78of209
silentlyunderthesun,andtheonlysoundnearhe
thinhufsosllgnatsthathaddisvered
presentlyibecaahingsound,the
soughingoftheseauponthebeach
afteraboutanhouriheardntgoryshouting
na,faraethinkingof
planofactionasiinterpreteditthen,thisislandwas
inhabitedonlybythesetorsandtheir
anilisedvictisoofthesenodoubttheyuld
pressintotheirserviceagainstifneedaroseiknew
bothreauandntgorycarriedrevolvers;and,save
forafeeblebarofdealspikedallnail,therest
ace,ied
soilaystillthere,untilibegantothinkoffoodand
drink;andatthatthoughttherealhopelessnessof
positioneiking
anythingtoeatiooignorantofbotanytodisver
anyresortofrootorfruitthatghtlieabout;ihad
noansoftrappingthefesupontheislandit
greoreituedtheprospectoveratlast
inthedesperationofposition,ndtuedtothe
anilnihadenuntereditriedtofindsohope
ineeredoftheintuireoreau
79of209
ihadseen,andtriedtodraeauguryofassistance
froyry
thensuddenlyiheardastaghoundbay,andatthat
realisedaneetothink,orthey
ethen,butsnatchingupnailed
stihidingplacetohe
soundoftheseaireeragrohoyplants,
erged
bleedingandhtoclothesuponthelipofalong
creekopeningnorthstraightintotheer
inuteshesitation,hecreek,and
presentlyfindingselfkneedeepinalittlestreai
scraledoutatlastonthey
heartbeatingloudlyinears,creptintoatangleoffes
toatheissueiheardthedogtherewasonlyone
draetothethostheni
heardnore,andpresentlybegantothinkihad
escaped
thenutespassed;thesilencelengthenedout,andat
lastafteranhourofsecurityuragebegantoretu
tobythistiiuchterrifiedor
veryserableihad,asititofterror
anddespairifeltnoylifeicallylost,and
thatpersuasiondeoreau
80of209
evenacertainoreaufacetoface;and
asihadeeredthatifiwere
toohardpressedatleastonepathofesent
stilllayopento,theyuldnotvery
droyselfihadhalfandtodroyself
then;butanoddoseetheureout,a
queer,iersonal,spectacularinterestinself,restrained
istretthepricks
ofthespinyplants,andstaredaroundatthetrees;and,
sosuddenlythatitseedtojuoutofthegreen
trayeyeslituponablackfaceching
isaiancreatureetthe
launchuponthebeachheotheoblique
stefapalreeigrippedstick,andstoodup
facinghihebeganchatteringyou,you,you,wasall
iulddistinguishatfirstsuddenlyhedroppedfrohe
tree,andinanothethefrondsapart
andstaringe
ididnotfeelthesarepugnancetohiscreature
yenuntershtheother
beastnyou,hesaid,intheboathean,
then,atleastasanasntgorys
attendant,forheuldtalk
yes,isaid,itheshiptheislandofdooreau
81of209
ohhesaid,andhisbright,restlesseyestravelledover
,tohands,tothestickicarried,tofeet,tothe
tatteredplacesinat,andthecutsandscratchesihad
reedpuzzledat
sothinghiseyescabacktohandsheheldhis
oanduntedhisdigitsslowo,
three,four,fiveeigh
ididnotgrasphisaningthen;aftero
findthatagreatproportionofthesebeastpeoplehad
lfordhands,laeseventhreedigitsbut
guessingthisee
thingbynse
satisfactionthenhissrovingglanceround
again;hedeasoventandvanishedthe
fefrondshehadstoodbetesogether,
ipushedout
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