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pinkishdrablour,suchas
ihadseeninnosavagesbeforetheyhadfat,heavy,
chinlessfaces,retreatingforeheads,andascantbristlyhair
upontheirheadsineversaiallooking
creatures
theyenwas
talkingtotheotherthreehadbeentooclosely
interestedtoheedtherustlingofapproachthey
ssidetosidethe
speakersethickandsloppy,andthoughi
uldheartheistinctlyiuldnotdistinguishhe
saidheseedtotoberecitingsoplicated
gibberishpresentlyhisartieshriller,and
spreadinghishandsherosetohisfeetatthattheotherstheislandofdooreau
60of209
begantogibberinunison,alsorisingtotheirfeet,
spreadingtheirhandsands
alshortnessof
theirlegs,andtheirlank,cluyfeetallthreebegan
slopingtheirfeetand
s;akindoftuneic
recitation,andarefrain,aloola,orballoola,it
soundedliketheireyesbegantosparkle,andtheirugly
facestobrighten,hanexpressionofstrangepleasure
salivadrippedfroheirliplessuths
suddenly,asichedtheirgrotesqueand
unacuntablegestures,iperceivedclearlyforthefirst
tie,hadgiven
thetpressionsof
utterstrangenessandyetofthestrangestfaliaritythe
threecreaturesengagedinthissteriousritean
inshape,andyethunbeingshthestrangestair
aboutthefsofaliaranileachofthese
,itsragofclothing,and
theroughhunityofitsbodilyforhado
itintoitsvents,intotheexpressionofits
untenance,intoitsenow
irresistiblesuggestionofahog,asaint,the
unstakablerkofthebeasttheislandofdooreau
61of209
istoodoverebythisazingrealisationandthen
thesthorriblequestioningscarushinginto
ndtheybeganleapingintheair,firstoneandthenthe
other,ingthenoneslipped,andfor
antorever,indeed,
forthofthetrueanilisbr >
ofthesensterswasenough
ituedasnoiselesslyaspossible,andbeingevery
nohenrigidhthefearofbeingdisvered,asa
branchcrackedoraleafrustled,ipushedbackintothe
bushesito
vefreelyonlyideaforthentoget
athesefoulbeings,andiscarcelynoticedthati
hadergeduponafaintpathidstthetreesthen
suddenlytraversingalittleglade,isahanunpleasant
starttsylegsangthetrees,h
noiselessfootstepsparallelyurse,andperhaps
thirtyyardsatheheadandupperpartofthe
bodyangleofcreeperistopped
abruptly,hopingtheethefeet
stoppedasididsonervoushatintrolledan
iulsetoheadlongflightostdifficulty
thenlookinghard,idistinguishedthroughtheinterlacing
oreau
62of209
drinkinghevedhisheadthereeraldflash
inhiseyesasheglancedatfroheshadohe
trees,ahalflunouslourthatvanishedashetuedhis
headagainheotionlessforant,andthen
hanoiselesstreadbeganrunningthroughthegreen
nfusioninanothethehadvanishedbehind
sobushesiuldnotseehibutifeltthathehad
stoppedandeagain
onearthanorbeastdidhe
eihadnoevenastickflight
adnessatanyratethething,everit
esettingteeth
hard,iito
shoedchillingbackboneipushed
throughatangleoftallefloweredbushes,andsaw
hie
andhesitatingiadvancedasteportwo,looking
steadfastlyintohiseyes
whoareyousaidi
hetriedtoetgazenohesaidsuddenly,and
tuingthroughthe
undergroeagainhis
eyesshonebrightlyoutoftheduskunderthetreestheislandofdooreau
63of209
heartyuth;butifeltonlychance
hetued
again,andvanishedintotheduskoncereithoughti
caughttheglintofhiseyes,andthatwasall
forthefirsttiirealisedhohelatenessofthehour
ghtaffeinutessince,the
sduskofthetropicsofthe
eastesky,andapioneerthflutteredsilentlyby
headunlessiongthe
unknoysteriousforest,isthasten
backtotheenclosurethethoughtofaretutothat
painhauntedrefugeelydisagreeable,butstill
resoheideaofbeingovertakenintheopenby
darknessandallthatdarknessghtncealigaveone
relookintotheblueshadohathadswallowedup
thisoddcreature,andthenretracedhe
slopeto,goingasijudgedinthe
diree
iyndnfusedanythings,
andpresentlyfoundselfinalevelplaceang
scatteredtreesthelourlesscleaessthatesafter
thesunsetflushheblueskyabovegrew
ntarilydeeper,andthelittlestarsonebyonepierced
theattenuatedlight;theinterspaoreau
64of209
inthefurthervegetation,thathadbeenhazyblueinthe
daylight,greysteriousipushedonthe
lourvanishedfrohereetopsroseagainst
thelunousblueskyininkysilhouette,andallbelow
thatoutlineltedintooneforessblacknesspresently
thetreesgrehinner,andtheshrubbyundergrowth
reabundantthenthereespacevered
haesand,andthenanotherexpanseoftangled
bushesididnotreercrossingthesandopening
beforeibegantobetotedbyafaintrustlingupon
righthandithoughtatfirstity,forwhenever
istoppedthereheeveningbreezein
thetreetopsthenuedtohurryonagainthere
yfootsteps
... </P></TD>
pinkishdrablour,suchas
ihadseeninnosavagesbeforetheyhadfat,heavy,
chinlessfaces,retreatingforeheads,andascantbristlyhair
upontheirheadsineversaiallooking
creatures
theyenwas
talkingtotheotherthreehadbeentooclosely
interestedtoheedtherustlingofapproachthey
ssidetosidethe
speakersethickandsloppy,andthoughi
uldheartheistinctlyiuldnotdistinguishhe
saidheseedtotoberecitingsoplicated
gibberishpresentlyhisartieshriller,and
spreadinghishandsherosetohisfeetatthattheotherstheislandofdooreau
60of209
begantogibberinunison,alsorisingtotheirfeet,
spreadingtheirhandsands
alshortnessof
theirlegs,andtheirlank,cluyfeetallthreebegan
slopingtheirfeetand
s;akindoftuneic
recitation,andarefrain,aloola,orballoola,it
soundedliketheireyesbegantosparkle,andtheirugly
facestobrighten,hanexpressionofstrangepleasure
salivadrippedfroheirliplessuths
suddenly,asichedtheirgrotesqueand
unacuntablegestures,iperceivedclearlyforthefirst
tie,hadgiven
thetpressionsof
utterstrangenessandyetofthestrangestfaliaritythe
threecreaturesengagedinthissteriousritean
inshape,andyethunbeingshthestrangestair
aboutthefsofaliaranileachofthese
,itsragofclothing,and
theroughhunityofitsbodilyforhado
itintoitsvents,intotheexpressionofits
untenance,intoitsenow
irresistiblesuggestionofahog,asaint,the
unstakablerkofthebeasttheislandofdooreau
61of209
istoodoverebythisazingrealisationandthen
thesthorriblequestioningscarushinginto
ndtheybeganleapingintheair,firstoneandthenthe
other,ingthenoneslipped,andfor
antorever,indeed,
forthofthetrueanilisbr >
ofthesensterswasenough
ituedasnoiselesslyaspossible,andbeingevery
nohenrigidhthefearofbeingdisvered,asa
branchcrackedoraleafrustled,ipushedbackintothe
bushesito
vefreelyonlyideaforthentoget
athesefoulbeings,andiscarcelynoticedthati
hadergeduponafaintpathidstthetreesthen
suddenlytraversingalittleglade,isahanunpleasant
starttsylegsangthetrees,h
noiselessfootstepsparallelyurse,andperhaps
thirtyyardsatheheadandupperpartofthe
bodyangleofcreeperistopped
abruptly,hopingtheethefeet
stoppedasididsonervoushatintrolledan
iulsetoheadlongflightostdifficulty
thenlookinghard,idistinguishedthroughtheinterlacing
oreau
62of209
drinkinghevedhisheadthereeraldflash
inhiseyesasheglancedatfroheshadohe
trees,ahalflunouslourthatvanishedashetuedhis
headagainheotionlessforant,andthen
hanoiselesstreadbeganrunningthroughthegreen
nfusioninanothethehadvanishedbehind
sobushesiuldnotseehibutifeltthathehad
stoppedandeagain
onearthanorbeastdidhe
eihadnoevenastickflight
adnessatanyratethething,everit
esettingteeth
hard,iito
shoedchillingbackboneipushed
throughatangleoftallefloweredbushes,andsaw
hie
andhesitatingiadvancedasteportwo,looking
steadfastlyintohiseyes
whoareyousaidi
hetriedtoetgazenohesaidsuddenly,and
tuingthroughthe
undergroeagainhis
eyesshonebrightlyoutoftheduskunderthetreestheislandofdooreau
63of209
heartyuth;butifeltonlychance
hetued
again,andvanishedintotheduskoncereithoughti
caughttheglintofhiseyes,andthatwasall
forthefirsttiirealisedhohelatenessofthehour
ghtaffeinutessince,the
sduskofthetropicsofthe
eastesky,andapioneerthflutteredsilentlyby
headunlessiongthe
unknoysteriousforest,isthasten
backtotheenclosurethethoughtofaretutothat
painhauntedrefugeelydisagreeable,butstill
resoheideaofbeingovertakenintheopenby
darknessandallthatdarknessghtncealigaveone
relookintotheblueshadohathadswallowedup
thisoddcreature,andthenretracedhe
slopeto,goingasijudgedinthe
diree
iyndnfusedanythings,
andpresentlyfoundselfinalevelplaceang
scatteredtreesthelourlesscleaessthatesafter
thesunsetflushheblueskyabovegrew
ntarilydeeper,andthelittlestarsonebyonepierced
theattenuatedlight;theinterspaoreau
64of209
inthefurthervegetation,thathadbeenhazyblueinthe
daylight,greysteriousipushedonthe
lourvanishedfrohereetopsroseagainst
thelunousblueskyininkysilhouette,andallbelow
thatoutlineltedintooneforessblacknesspresently
thetreesgrehinner,andtheshrubbyundergrowth
reabundantthenthereespacevered
haesand,andthenanotherexpanseoftangled
bushesididnotreercrossingthesandopening
beforeibegantobetotedbyafaintrustlingupon
righthandithoughtatfirstity,forwhenever
istoppedthereheeveningbreezein
thetreetopsthenuedtohurryonagainthere
yfootsteps
... </P></TD>