<TD></TD></TABLE>
steadily,grelasttosuchanexquisiteexpressionof
sufferingthatiuldstanditinthatnfinedrooo
longeristeppedoutofthedoorintothesluerousheat
ofthelateafteoon,andaintheislandofdooreau
54of209
entrancelockedagain,inoticedtuedtheerof
thewall
thecryingsoundedevenlouderoutofdoorsitwasas
ifallthepaininthehadi
kno,andhaditbeen
du,ibelieveihavethoughtsinceiuldhave
stooditiseand
setsouervesquiveringthatthispityestroublingus
butinspiteofthebrilliantsunlightandthegreenfansof
thetreeshesoothingseabreeze,theworldwas
anfusion,blurreds,
untiliofearshotofthehouseinthechequered
oreau
55of209
ixthethingintheforest
istrodethroughtheundergrohatclothedthe
ridgebehindthehouse,scarcelyheedingheri;
passedonthroughtheshadohickclusterof
straightsteedtreesbeyondit,andsopresentlyfound
selfsoheothersideoftheridge,and
descendingtoletthatranthroughanarrow
valleyipausedandlistenedthedistanceihade,or
theinterveningssesofthicket,deadenedanysoundthat
ghtbeingfroheenclosuretheairill
thenerged,andpering
uptheslopebeforeihesitated,andsatdohe
edgeoftheshade
theplaceonetherivuletwashidden
bytheluxuriantvegetationofthebankssaveatonepoint,
atriangularpatchofitsglitteringer
onthefarthersideisahroughabluishhazeatangleof
treesandinous
blueoftheskyhereandthereasplashofeor
arkedthebloongofsotrailingepiphytei
leteyeshissceneforahen
begantotuoverinndagainthestrangetheislandofdooreau
56of209
peontgorysnbutitoohotto
thinkelaborately,andpresentlyifellintoatranquilstate
dweendozingandwaking
frohisieriknohowlong,by
arustlingadstthegreeneryontheothersideofthe
streaforantiuldseenothingbutthewaving
suitsofthefesandreedsthensuddenlyuponthe
bankofthestreappearedsothingatfirstiuld
notdistingui**bosroundheadtothe
an,going
onallfourslikeabeasthehedinbluishcloth,
andhblackhairit
seedthatgrotesqueuglinesser
oftheseislandersiuldhearthesuckoftheerathis
lipsashedrank
ileantforbetter,andapieceoflava,
detachedbyhand,patteringdoheslopehe
lookedupguiltily,andhiseyestneforthhhe
scraledtohisfeet,andstoodsyhand
aouthandregardinghislegsarcely
halfthelengthofhisbodyso,staringoneanotheroutof
untenance,ainedforperhapsthespaceofa
nutethen,stoppingtolookbackonceorte,he
slunkoffangthebushestotherightof,andiheardtheislandofdooreau
57of209
theshefrondsgrointhedistanceanddie
aainedsittingup
staringinthedireydrowsy
tranquillityhadgone
ie,andtuing
suddenlysaheflappingetailofarabbitvanishing
uptheslopeijuedtofeettheapparitionofthis
grotesque,halfbestialcreaturehadsuddenlypopulatedthe
stillnessoftheafteoonforilookedaround
ratheervously,andregrettedthatiedtheni
thoughtthatthenihadjustseenhadbeenclothedin
bluishcloth,hadnotbeennakedasasavagewouldhave
been;anditriedtopersuadeselffrohatfactthathe
erallprobablyapeacefulcharacter,thatthedull
fero
yetilydisturbedattheapparitioniwalked
totheleftalongtheslope,tuingheadaboutand
peeringthisongthestraightsteofthe
treesangoonallfoursanddrinkh
hislipspresentlyiheardananilwailingagain,and
takingittobethepu,ituedaboutandwalkedina
direetrie
do,acrosseppedandpushed
oreau
58of209
iartledbyagreatpatchofvividscarletonthe
ground,andgoinguptoitfoundittobeapeculiar
fungus,branchedandrrugatedlikeafoliaceouslichen,
butdeliqueseatthetouch;andtheninthe
shadoeluxuriantfesicauponanunpleasant
thing,thedeadbodyofarabbitveredhshining
flies,butstillandhtheheadtooffistopped
aghastatthesightofthescatteredbloodhereatleastwas
onevisitortotheislanddisposedofthereraces
ofotherviolenceaboutititlookedasthoughithadbeen
suddenlysnatchedupandkilled;andasistaredatthelittle
furrybodycathedifficultyofhohethinghadbeen
donethevaguedreadthathadbeeninndsincei
hadseentheinhunfaanatthestrearew
distincterasistoodthereibegantorealisethehardihood
ofexpeditionangtheseunknohe
thiebeaginationevery
shadoesothingrethanashadoe
anaush;everyrustlebecaathreatinvisiblethings
seedeiresolvedtogobacktothe
enclosureonthebeachisuddenlytuedahrust
selfviolently,possiblyevenfrantically,throughthe
bushes,anxioustogetaeagaintheislandofdooreau
59of209
istoppedjustintitopreventselfergingupon
anopenspaceitade
byafall;seedlingsartinguptostrugglefor
thevacantspace;andbeyond,thedensegros
andtwiningvinesandsplashesoffungusandflowers
e,squattingtogetheruponthe
fungoidruinsofahugefallentreeandstillunay
approach,anfiguresonewas
evidentlyafele;theothertentheywere
naked,saveforsiddle;
andtheirskinswereofadull
... </P></TD>
steadily,grelasttosuchanexquisiteexpressionof
sufferingthatiuldstanditinthatnfinedrooo
longeristeppedoutofthedoorintothesluerousheat
ofthelateafteoon,andaintheislandofdooreau
54of209
entrancelockedagain,inoticedtuedtheerof
thewall
thecryingsoundedevenlouderoutofdoorsitwasas
ifallthepaininthehadi
kno,andhaditbeen
du,ibelieveihavethoughtsinceiuldhave
stooditiseand
setsouervesquiveringthatthispityestroublingus
butinspiteofthebrilliantsunlightandthegreenfansof
thetreeshesoothingseabreeze,theworldwas
anfusion,blurreds,
untiliofearshotofthehouseinthechequered
oreau
55of209
ixthethingintheforest
istrodethroughtheundergrohatclothedthe
ridgebehindthehouse,scarcelyheedingheri;
passedonthroughtheshadohickclusterof
straightsteedtreesbeyondit,andsopresentlyfound
selfsoheothersideoftheridge,and
descendingtoletthatranthroughanarrow
valleyipausedandlistenedthedistanceihade,or
theinterveningssesofthicket,deadenedanysoundthat
ghtbeingfroheenclosuretheairill
thenerged,andpering
uptheslopebeforeihesitated,andsatdohe
edgeoftheshade
theplaceonetherivuletwashidden
bytheluxuriantvegetationofthebankssaveatonepoint,
atriangularpatchofitsglitteringer
onthefarthersideisahroughabluishhazeatangleof
treesandinous
blueoftheskyhereandthereasplashofeor
arkedthebloongofsotrailingepiphytei
leteyeshissceneforahen
begantotuoverinndagainthestrangetheislandofdooreau
56of209
peontgorysnbutitoohotto
thinkelaborately,andpresentlyifellintoatranquilstate
dweendozingandwaking
frohisieriknohowlong,by
arustlingadstthegreeneryontheothersideofthe
streaforantiuldseenothingbutthewaving
suitsofthefesandreedsthensuddenlyuponthe
bankofthestreappearedsothingatfirstiuld
notdistingui**bosroundheadtothe
an,going
onallfourslikeabeasthehedinbluishcloth,
andhblackhairit
seedthatgrotesqueuglinesser
oftheseislandersiuldhearthesuckoftheerathis
lipsashedrank
ileantforbetter,andapieceoflava,
detachedbyhand,patteringdoheslopehe
lookedupguiltily,andhiseyestneforthhhe
scraledtohisfeet,andstoodsyhand
aouthandregardinghislegsarcely
halfthelengthofhisbodyso,staringoneanotheroutof
untenance,ainedforperhapsthespaceofa
nutethen,stoppingtolookbackonceorte,he
slunkoffangthebushestotherightof,andiheardtheislandofdooreau
57of209
theshefrondsgrointhedistanceanddie
aainedsittingup
staringinthedireydrowsy
tranquillityhadgone
ie,andtuing
suddenlysaheflappingetailofarabbitvanishing
uptheslopeijuedtofeettheapparitionofthis
grotesque,halfbestialcreaturehadsuddenlypopulatedthe
stillnessoftheafteoonforilookedaround
ratheervously,andregrettedthatiedtheni
thoughtthatthenihadjustseenhadbeenclothedin
bluishcloth,hadnotbeennakedasasavagewouldhave
been;anditriedtopersuadeselffrohatfactthathe
erallprobablyapeacefulcharacter,thatthedull
fero
yetilydisturbedattheapparitioniwalked
totheleftalongtheslope,tuingheadaboutand
peeringthisongthestraightsteofthe
treesangoonallfoursanddrinkh
hislipspresentlyiheardananilwailingagain,and
takingittobethepu,ituedaboutandwalkedina
direetrie
do,acrosseppedandpushed
oreau
58of209
iartledbyagreatpatchofvividscarletonthe
ground,andgoinguptoitfoundittobeapeculiar
fungus,branchedandrrugatedlikeafoliaceouslichen,
butdeliqueseatthetouch;andtheninthe
shadoeluxuriantfesicauponanunpleasant
thing,thedeadbodyofarabbitveredhshining
flies,butstillandhtheheadtooffistopped
aghastatthesightofthescatteredbloodhereatleastwas
onevisitortotheislanddisposedofthereraces
ofotherviolenceaboutititlookedasthoughithadbeen
suddenlysnatchedupandkilled;andasistaredatthelittle
furrybodycathedifficultyofhohethinghadbeen
donethevaguedreadthathadbeeninndsincei
hadseentheinhunfaanatthestrearew
distincterasistoodthereibegantorealisethehardihood
ofexpeditionangtheseunknohe
thiebeaginationevery
shadoesothingrethanashadoe
anaush;everyrustlebecaathreatinvisiblethings
seedeiresolvedtogobacktothe
enclosureonthebeachisuddenlytuedahrust
selfviolently,possiblyevenfrantically,throughthe
bushes,anxioustogetaeagaintheislandofdooreau
59of209
istoppedjustintitopreventselfergingupon
anopenspaceitade
byafall;seedlingsartinguptostrugglefor
thevacantspace;andbeyond,thedensegros
andtwiningvinesandsplashesoffungusandflowers
e,squattingtogetheruponthe
fungoidruinsofahugefallentreeandstillunay
approach,anfiguresonewas
evidentlyafele;theothertentheywere
naked,saveforsiddle;
andtheirskinswereofadull
... </P></TD>