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he
afteoonheeveningofitsreleasejohnsrusticsolitudewas
suddenlybrokenbythearrivaloverheadofagreatsofhelipters
heind,laboriouslytuingup
thesubstanceofhisthoughtdeath–andhedroveinhisspadeonce,andagain,
andyetagainandallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolstheodustydeatha
nvincingthunderruledthroughtheedanotherspadefulofearth
han
hunandatlastheshudderedagoodkissingcarrionheplantedhisfooton
hisspadeandstaeditfiercelyintothetoughgroundasfliestoonboysare
ed
theelvestrue–truersohoegloucesterhad
calledthevergentlegodsbesides,thybestofrestissleepandthatthouoft
provokst;yetgrosslyfearstthydeathorenorethansleep
sleepperhisspadestruckagainstastone;hestoopedtopickit
upforinthatsleepofdeath,s
ahuingoverheadhadbeearoar;andsuddenlyhehere
ethingbethelookedup,startled,froisdigging,
froisthoughts;lookedupinadazzledbeent,hisndstillwanderingin
thatothesitiesofdeathand
deity;lookedupandsa,thesofhoveringchineslike
loontheheatherand
froutofthebelliesofthesegiantgrasshopperssteppednine
visseflannels,enfortheasor
velveteenshortsandsleeveless,halfunzipperedsinglets–oneuplefroachin
afeinutesthere,standinginahe
lighthouse,staring,laughing,clickingtheircaras,throoanape
peanuts,paoneche,panglanduarpetitebeurresand
everynt–foraoftraffiowflowed
une
sres,thesreshundreds
thesavagehadretreatedtoalat
bay,stoodfacetofacein
speeanoutofhissenses
frohisstuporheoreiediatesenseofrealitybythe
iactonhischeekofaedpacketofcheashockofstartling
pain–andheelyangry
”goaed
theapehadspoken;thereoflaughterandhandclapping”goodold
savagehurrah,hurrah”andthroughthebabelheheardcriesof:”whip,he
whip”
actingontheitsnail
behindthedoorandshookitathistotors
therealapplause
nacinglyheadvancedtoaancriedoutinfearthelinewavered
atitsstiediatelythreatenedpoint,thenstiffenedagain,stoodfirthe
nsciousnessofbeinginoveringforcehadgiventhesesightseersaurage
takenaback,hehaltedandlooked
round
”ealone”thereostplaintivenoteinhisanger
”haveafeagnesiualtedalnds”saidthenhesavageo
advance,hefirsttobeattackedheheldoutapacket”theyrereally
verygood,youknoileofpropitation”and
thegnesiualtsokeepyouyoung”
thesavageignoredhisoffer”
onegrinningfacetoanother”doyoue”
”theheuntletssee
theunt”
then,inunisonandonaslo,”heedagroup
attheendoftheline”hewhip”
othersatoncetookupthecry,andthephraseed,parrotfashion,again
andagain,eofsound,until,bytheseventhoreighth
reiteration,noother–thewhip”
theyity,the
senseofrhythent,theyght,itseed,havegoneonfor
hoursalstindefinitelybutataboutthetyfifthrepetitiontheproceedings
acrossthehogs
back,hungpoisedabovethecrohendroppedhinafehe
savageanding,intheopenspacebethelineofsightseersandthe
lighthousetheroaroftheairscreontarilydroheshouting;then,as
thechiouchedthegroundandtheenginesuedoff:”he
eloud,insistentnotone
thedoorofthehelipteropened,andoutstepped,firstafairandruddyfaced
youngn,then,ingreenvelveteenshorts,eshirt,andjockeycap,ayoung
an
atthesightoftheyoungan,thesavagestarted,reiled,tuedpale
theyounganstood,slingathianunostabject
slethesendspassedherlipsved,sheething;butthe
soundofhervoiceheloudreiteratedrefrainofthesightseers
”he–thewhip”
theyounganpressedbothhandstoherleftside,andonthatpeachbright,
dollbeautifulfaceofhersappearedastrangelyinngrousexpressionofyeaing
distressherblueeyesseedtogroer;andsuddenlytears
rolleddohen,haquick,
iassionedgesturestretstohesavage,steppedforward
”he”
andallofasuddentheyhadtheyed
”struet”thesavagehadrushedatherlikeadn”fitchew”likea
dn,heallrds
terrified,shehadtuedtoflee,hadtrippedandfallenintheheather”henry,
henry”sheshoutedbutherruddyfasway
behindthehelipter
haentthelinebroke;there
staedetoagiccentreofattractionpaininghorror
”fry,lechery,fry”frenzied,thesavageslashedagain
hungrilytheygatheredround,pushingandscralinglikesthetrough
”oh,theflesh”thesavagegroundhisteeththistiithat
the,killit”
dra
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he
afteoonheeveningofitsreleasejohnsrusticsolitudewas
suddenlybrokenbythearrivaloverheadofagreatsofhelipters
heind,laboriouslytuingup
thesubstanceofhisthoughtdeath–andhedroveinhisspadeonce,andagain,
andyetagainandallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolstheodustydeatha
nvincingthunderruledthroughtheedanotherspadefulofearth
han
hunandatlastheshudderedagoodkissingcarrionheplantedhisfooton
hisspadeandstaeditfiercelyintothetoughgroundasfliestoonboysare
ed
theelvestrue–truersohoegloucesterhad
calledthevergentlegodsbesides,thybestofrestissleepandthatthouoft
provokst;yetgrosslyfearstthydeathorenorethansleep
sleepperhisspadestruckagainstastone;hestoopedtopickit
upforinthatsleepofdeath,s
ahuingoverheadhadbeearoar;andsuddenlyhehere
ethingbethelookedup,startled,froisdigging,
froisthoughts;lookedupinadazzledbeent,hisndstillwanderingin
thatothesitiesofdeathand
deity;lookedupandsa,thesofhoveringchineslike
loontheheatherand
froutofthebelliesofthesegiantgrasshopperssteppednine
visseflannels,enfortheasor
velveteenshortsandsleeveless,halfunzipperedsinglets–oneuplefroachin
afeinutesthere,standinginahe
lighthouse,staring,laughing,clickingtheircaras,throoanape
peanuts,paoneche,panglanduarpetitebeurresand
everynt–foraoftraffiowflowed
une
sres,thesreshundreds
thesavagehadretreatedtoalat
bay,stoodfacetofacein
speeanoutofhissenses
frohisstuporheoreiediatesenseofrealitybythe
iactonhischeekofaedpacketofcheashockofstartling
pain–andheelyangry
”goaed
theapehadspoken;thereoflaughterandhandclapping”goodold
savagehurrah,hurrah”andthroughthebabelheheardcriesof:”whip,he
whip”
actingontheitsnail
behindthedoorandshookitathistotors
therealapplause
nacinglyheadvancedtoaancriedoutinfearthelinewavered
atitsstiediatelythreatenedpoint,thenstiffenedagain,stoodfirthe
nsciousnessofbeinginoveringforcehadgiventhesesightseersaurage
takenaback,hehaltedandlooked
round
”ealone”thereostplaintivenoteinhisanger
”haveafeagnesiualtedalnds”saidthenhesavageo
advance,hefirsttobeattackedheheldoutapacket”theyrereally
verygood,youknoileofpropitation”and
thegnesiualtsokeepyouyoung”
thesavageignoredhisoffer”
onegrinningfacetoanother”doyoue”
”theheuntletssee
theunt”
then,inunisonandonaslo,”heedagroup
attheendoftheline”hewhip”
othersatoncetookupthecry,andthephraseed,parrotfashion,again
andagain,eofsound,until,bytheseventhoreighth
reiteration,noother–thewhip”
theyity,the
senseofrhythent,theyght,itseed,havegoneonfor
hoursalstindefinitelybutataboutthetyfifthrepetitiontheproceedings
acrossthehogs
back,hungpoisedabovethecrohendroppedhinafehe
savageanding,intheopenspacebethelineofsightseersandthe
lighthousetheroaroftheairscreontarilydroheshouting;then,as
thechiouchedthegroundandtheenginesuedoff:”he
eloud,insistentnotone
thedoorofthehelipteropened,andoutstepped,firstafairandruddyfaced
youngn,then,ingreenvelveteenshorts,eshirt,andjockeycap,ayoung
an
atthesightoftheyoungan,thesavagestarted,reiled,tuedpale
theyounganstood,slingathianunostabject
slethesendspassedherlipsved,sheething;butthe
soundofhervoiceheloudreiteratedrefrainofthesightseers
”he–thewhip”
theyounganpressedbothhandstoherleftside,andonthatpeachbright,
dollbeautifulfaceofhersappearedastrangelyinngrousexpressionofyeaing
distressherblueeyesseedtogroer;andsuddenlytears
rolleddohen,haquick,
iassionedgesturestretstohesavage,steppedforward
”he”
andallofasuddentheyhadtheyed
”struet”thesavagehadrushedatherlikeadn”fitchew”likea
dn,heallrds
terrified,shehadtuedtoflee,hadtrippedandfallenintheheather”henry,
henry”sheshoutedbutherruddyfasway
behindthehelipter
haentthelinebroke;there
staedetoagiccentreofattractionpaininghorror
”fry,lechery,fry”frenzied,thesavageslashedagain
hungrilytheygatheredround,pushingandscralinglikesthetrough
”oh,theflesh”thesavagegroundhisteeththistiithat
the,killit”
dra
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