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ttingthecurvedinstruntfallto
hissideagain
iediatelytherehroughtheyellow
thedensegreenjungle
thatrkedtherassthroughhe
previousdaythenatthreeorfourpointsontheedgeof
thesulphurousareaappearedthegrotesqueforofthe
beastpeoplehurryingtohelpa
creepinghorror,asiperceivedfirstoneandthenanother
trotoutfrohetreesorreedsandeshalingalong
overthehotdustbutreauandntgorystood
firsttoarrivehesatyr,strangelyunrealforallthat
hecastashadoossedthedusthhishoofsafter
hirohebrakecaanstrouslout,athingof
horseandrhinoceros,chee;then
appearedthesanandten;then
thefoxbearch,hherredeyesinherpeakedred
fae
fororeauandchant,
quiteregardlessofoneanother,fragntsofthelatterhalftheislandofdooreau
140of209
ofthelitanyofthelahehandthatwounds;
hisisthehandthatheals,andsoforthassoonasthey
hadapproachedhinadistanceofperhapsthirtyyards
theyhalted,andbowingonkneesandelbowsbegan
flingingtheedustupontheirheads
igihesceneifyoucanen,
isshapenblackfacedattendant,standingina
yelloundertheblazingblue
sky,andsurroundedbythiscircleofcrouchingand
gestiealsthunsavein
theirsubtleexpressionandgestures,solikecripples,
sosostrangelydistortedastoreselenothingbutthe
denizensofours;and,beyond,thereedy
linesofacanebrakeinonedirection,adensetangleof
palreesontheother,separatingusfroheravine
hthehuts,andtothenorththehazyhorizonofthe
pacificean
sixtytoreauthereare
fourre
idonotseetheleopardn,saidi
presentlyreausoundedthegreathoagain,andat
thesoundofitallthebeastpeoplehedandgrovelled
inthedustthen,slinkingoutofthecanebrake,stooping
nearthegroundandtryingtojointhedustthrooreau
141of209
etheleopardnthe
lastofthebeastpeopletoarrivean
theearlieranils,hotandhtheirgrovelling,
shotvi
,loudvoice;andthe
beastpeoplesatbasandrestedfrobr >
theirworshipping
hesayerofthelaoreau,andthe
hairygreynsterbohedust
saytheoreau
forthbly,s
sidetosideanddashingupthesulphurhtheirhands,
firsttherighthandandapuffofdust,andthentheleft,
beganonceretochanttheirstrangelitanyhey
reached,nottoeatfleshorfohatisthelaw,
reauhelduphislankehand
stophecried,andtherefellabsolutesilenceupon
thell
ithinktheyallkneingi
lookedroundattheirstrangefaceswhenisaheir
titudesandthefurtivedreadintheirbrighteyes,
itoben
thatlaoreautheislandofdooreau
142of209
noneescape,frohefacelesscreaturehthe
silveryhaioneescape,repeatedthekneelingcircleof
beastpeople
oreau,andlookedroundattheir
faces,crackinghishehyenaswine
lookeddejeanreau
stopped,facingthiscreature,
eryanddreadofinfinitetot
oreau,inavoiceofthunder
evilishehelaedthesayerof
thelaw
reaulookedintotheeyesoftheleopardn,and
seedtobedraggingtheverysouloutofthecreature
helaoreau,takinghiseyes
offhisvie
thereouchofexultationinhisvoice
goesbacktothehouseofpain,theyall
aster
backtothehouseofpain,backtothehouseof
pain,gabbledtheapen,asthoughtheidea
tohi
doyouhearsaidreau,tuingbacktothe
oreau
143of209
fortheleopardn,releasedfrooreauseye,had
risenstraightfroisknees,andnoe
andhishugefeliusksflashingoutfronderhis
nvinced
thatonlythednessofunendurablefearuldhave
protedthisattackthehreesre
nstersseedtoriseaboutusidreyrevolver
thet
theleopardnsbloherewasafuriousyellingand
hoovingrapidlyfora
ntithoughtitthefuriousface
oftheleopardnflashedbyne,lingclosein
pursuitisaheyellohehyenaswineblazing
ent,hisattitudeasifheo
attaeoverthehyena
soreaus
pistol,andsaultthe
edtoshedirectionof
theglintoffire,anditoohe
gisftheventinanothersendiwas
running,oneofatultuousshoutingcro
oftheesan
thatisallicantelldefinitelyisaan
strikereau,andtheneverythingspunaboutuntilitheislandofdooreau
144of209
ling
ofthefugitivebehind,theirtonguesalreadylollingout,
rantheleapingstridestheswine
folkfolloent,andthetwo
bullnintheirsereau
inaedstraw
hatbloehair
streangoutthehyenase,keeping
paceeandglancingfurtivelyatoutofhisfeline
eyes,andtheotherscapatteringandshoutingbehind
us
theleopardnburstinghishroughthe
longcanes,tledin
ingsfacepledpath
foruswhe
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ttingthecurvedinstruntfallto
hissideagain
iediatelytherehroughtheyellow
thedensegreenjungle
thatrkedtherassthroughhe
previousdaythenatthreeorfourpointsontheedgeof
thesulphurousareaappearedthegrotesqueforofthe
beastpeoplehurryingtohelpa
creepinghorror,asiperceivedfirstoneandthenanother
trotoutfrohetreesorreedsandeshalingalong
overthehotdustbutreauandntgorystood
firsttoarrivehesatyr,strangelyunrealforallthat
hecastashadoossedthedusthhishoofsafter
hirohebrakecaanstrouslout,athingof
horseandrhinoceros,chee;then
appearedthesanandten;then
thefoxbearch,hherredeyesinherpeakedred
fae
fororeauandchant,
quiteregardlessofoneanother,fragntsofthelatterhalftheislandofdooreau
140of209
ofthelitanyofthelahehandthatwounds;
hisisthehandthatheals,andsoforthassoonasthey
hadapproachedhinadistanceofperhapsthirtyyards
theyhalted,andbowingonkneesandelbowsbegan
flingingtheedustupontheirheads
igihesceneifyoucanen,
isshapenblackfacedattendant,standingina
yelloundertheblazingblue
sky,andsurroundedbythiscircleofcrouchingand
gestiealsthunsavein
theirsubtleexpressionandgestures,solikecripples,
sosostrangelydistortedastoreselenothingbutthe
denizensofours;and,beyond,thereedy
linesofacanebrakeinonedirection,adensetangleof
palreesontheother,separatingusfroheravine
hthehuts,andtothenorththehazyhorizonofthe
pacificean
sixtytoreauthereare
fourre
idonotseetheleopardn,saidi
presentlyreausoundedthegreathoagain,andat
thesoundofitallthebeastpeoplehedandgrovelled
inthedustthen,slinkingoutofthecanebrake,stooping
nearthegroundandtryingtojointhedustthrooreau
141of209
etheleopardnthe
lastofthebeastpeopletoarrivean
theearlieranils,hotandhtheirgrovelling,
shotvi
,loudvoice;andthe
beastpeoplesatbasandrestedfrobr >
theirworshipping
hesayerofthelaoreau,andthe
hairygreynsterbohedust
saytheoreau
forthbly,s
sidetosideanddashingupthesulphurhtheirhands,
firsttherighthandandapuffofdust,andthentheleft,
beganonceretochanttheirstrangelitanyhey
reached,nottoeatfleshorfohatisthelaw,
reauhelduphislankehand
stophecried,andtherefellabsolutesilenceupon
thell
ithinktheyallkneingi
lookedroundattheirstrangefaceswhenisaheir
titudesandthefurtivedreadintheirbrighteyes,
itoben
thatlaoreautheislandofdooreau
142of209
noneescape,frohefacelesscreaturehthe
silveryhaioneescape,repeatedthekneelingcircleof
beastpeople
oreau,andlookedroundattheir
faces,crackinghishehyenaswine
lookeddejeanreau
stopped,facingthiscreature,
eryanddreadofinfinitetot
oreau,inavoiceofthunder
evilishehelaedthesayerof
thelaw
reaulookedintotheeyesoftheleopardn,and
seedtobedraggingtheverysouloutofthecreature
helaoreau,takinghiseyes
offhisvie
thereouchofexultationinhisvoice
goesbacktothehouseofpain,theyall
aster
backtothehouseofpain,backtothehouseof
pain,gabbledtheapen,asthoughtheidea
tohi
doyouhearsaidreau,tuingbacktothe
oreau
143of209
fortheleopardn,releasedfrooreauseye,had
risenstraightfroisknees,andnoe
andhishugefeliusksflashingoutfronderhis
nvinced
thatonlythednessofunendurablefearuldhave
protedthisattackthehreesre
nstersseedtoriseaboutusidreyrevolver
thet
theleopardnsbloherewasafuriousyellingand
hoovingrapidlyfora
ntithoughtitthefuriousface
oftheleopardnflashedbyne,lingclosein
pursuitisaheyellohehyenaswineblazing
ent,hisattitudeasifheo
attaeoverthehyena
soreaus
pistol,andsaultthe
edtoshedirectionof
theglintoffire,anditoohe
gisftheventinanothersendiwas
running,oneofatultuousshoutingcro
oftheesan
thatisallicantelldefinitelyisaan
strikereau,andtheneverythingspunaboutuntilitheislandofdooreau
144of209
ling
ofthefugitivebehind,theirtonguesalreadylollingout,
rantheleapingstridestheswine
folkfolloent,andthetwo
bullnintheirsereau
inaedstraw
hatbloehair
streangoutthehyenase,keeping
paceeandglancingfurtivelyatoutofhisfeline
eyes,andtheotherscapatteringandshoutingbehind
us
theleopardnburstinghishroughthe
longcanes,tledin
ingsfacepledpath
foruswhe
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