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ituedathethiore
openground,andendeavouringbysuddentusnowand
thentosurprisesothingintheae
isaysenseofanother
presencegreypace,andafter
soticatoaslightridge,crossedit,andtued
sharply,regardingitsteadfastlyfrohefurthersideit
caoutblackandclearcutagainstthedarklingsky;and
presentlyashapelessluheavedupntarilyagainst
theskylineandvanishedagainifeltassurednoytheislandofdooreau
65of209
taeoncere;and
upledhthatherunpleasantrealisation,thati
hadlostway
foratiihurriedonhopelesslyperplexed,and
pursuedbythatstealthyapproacheverithe
thingeitherlae,oritwas
eatsodisadvantageikeptstudiously
totheopenattisiuandlisten;and
presentlyihadhalfpersuadedselfthatpursuerhad
abandonedthey
disorderediginationtheniheardthesoundofthesea
iquiostintoarun,and
iediatelytherebleinrear
ituedsuddenly,andstaredattheuncertaintrees
behindoneblackshadoedtoleapinto
anotherilistened,rigid,andheardnothingbutthecreep
ofthebloodinearsithoughtthatnerveswere
unstrung,andthatiginatione,and
tuedresolutelytohesoundoftheseaagain
inanuteorsothetreesgreerged
uponabare,lobre
andclear,andthereflectionof
thegroultitudeofthestarsshiveredinthetranquil
heavingoftheseasooreau
66of209
irregularbandofreefshonehapallidlightofitsown
inglinghthe
yelloheeveningstartheastfellaway
froetotheeast,andhe
shoulderofthecapethenirecalledthefactthat
reausbeachlaytothe
ate,andtherelei
tued,andstoodfacingthedarktreesiuldsee
nothingorelseiuldseetoo
inthediesshaditsonousquality,itspeculiar
suggestionofalertchfulnesssoistoodforperhapsa
nute,andthen,haneyetothetreesstill,tued
oved,one
angthelurkingshadoovedtofolloe
heartbeatquicklypresentlythebroadsweepofa
baytotheevisible,andihaltedagain
thenoiselessshadoa
littlepointoflightshoneonthefurtherbendofthecurve,
andthegreyshesandybeachlayfaintunderthe
starlightperhapstilesahatlittlepointof
lighttogettothebeachishouldhavetogothroughthe
treesheshadowslurked,anddownabushyslope
iuldseethethingratherredistinctlyno
al,foritstoodereytheislandofdooreau
67of209
uthtospeak,andfoundahoarsephleg
voiceitriedagain,andshouted,herethere
epthethingdidnot
ve,onlygathereditselftogetherfootstrucka
stonethatgaveanideayeyesoff
theblabefore,istoopedandpickedupthis
luofrock;butattionthethingtuedabruptly
asadogghthavedone,andslunkobliquelyintothe
furtherdarknessthenirecalledaschoolboyexpedient
againstbigdogs,andty
handkeryiheard
aventfurtheroffangtheshadohe
thingytenseexcitent
gaveoaprofuseperspirationandfella
treling,yadversaryroutedandthisweaponin
hand
itetibeforeiuldsuonresolutionto
godohroughthetreesandbushesupontheflankof
theheadlandtothebeachatlastididitatarun;andasi
ergedfrohethie
otherbodyecrashingafteratthatipletely
lostheadhfear,andbeganrunningalongthesand
forthethespatterofsoftfeetin
pursuitigaveaypaoreau
68of209
diblaesthesizeof
rabbitsthebeach
tohebushesasipassed
solongasilive,ishallreertheterrorofthat
chaseiranneartheersedge,andheardeverynow
andthenthesplashofthefeetthatgaineduponfar
aheyelloallthenight
aboutusethe
pursuingfeet,nearerandnearerifeltbreathgoing,
forieoutoftraining;it,
andifeltapainlikeaknifeatsideiperceivedthe
thingeupelongbeforeireachedthe
enybreath,i
eupto
,strueoutof
theslingofthehandkerchiefasididsoasitued,the
thing,oits
feet,andthessilefellfaironitsleftteletheskull
rangloud,andtheanilnblunderedinto,thrust
backetofall
headlonguponthesandhitsfaceintheer;and
thereitlaystill
iuldnotbringselftoapproachthatblackheapi
leftitthere,oreau
69of209
stillstars,andgivingitayway
toheyellohehouse;andpresently,h
apositiveeffeethepitifulaningofthe
pu,thesoundthathadoriginallydrivenoutto
explorethissteriousislandatthat,thoughi
andhorriblyfatigued,igatheredtogetherallstrength,
andbeganrunningagaintohelightithoughti
heardavoioreau
70of209
xthean
asidrehehouseisahatthelightshone
froheopendoorofrooandthenihearding
froutofthedarknessatthesideofthatorangeoblong
oflight,thevoiontgoryshouting,prendicki
ntinuedrunningpresentlyiheardhigainireplied
byafeeblehulloandinanothethadstaggered
upto
... </P></TD>
ituedathethiore
openground,andendeavouringbysuddentusnowand
thentosurprisesothingintheae
isaysenseofanother
presencegreypace,andafter
soticatoaslightridge,crossedit,andtued
sharply,regardingitsteadfastlyfrohefurthersideit
caoutblackandclearcutagainstthedarklingsky;and
presentlyashapelessluheavedupntarilyagainst
theskylineandvanishedagainifeltassurednoytheislandofdooreau
65of209
taeoncere;and
upledhthatherunpleasantrealisation,thati
hadlostway
foratiihurriedonhopelesslyperplexed,and
pursuedbythatstealthyapproacheverithe
thingeitherlae,oritwas
eatsodisadvantageikeptstudiously
totheopenattisiuandlisten;and
presentlyihadhalfpersuadedselfthatpursuerhad
abandonedthey
disorderediginationtheniheardthesoundofthesea
iquiostintoarun,and
iediatelytherebleinrear
ituedsuddenly,andstaredattheuncertaintrees
behindoneblackshadoedtoleapinto
anotherilistened,rigid,andheardnothingbutthecreep
ofthebloodinearsithoughtthatnerveswere
unstrung,andthatiginatione,and
tuedresolutelytohesoundoftheseaagain
inanuteorsothetreesgreerged
uponabare,lobre
andclear,andthereflectionof
thegroultitudeofthestarsshiveredinthetranquil
heavingoftheseasooreau
66of209
irregularbandofreefshonehapallidlightofitsown
inglinghthe
yelloheeveningstartheastfellaway
froetotheeast,andhe
shoulderofthecapethenirecalledthefactthat
reausbeachlaytothe
ate,andtherelei
tued,andstoodfacingthedarktreesiuldsee
nothingorelseiuldseetoo
inthediesshaditsonousquality,itspeculiar
suggestionofalertchfulnesssoistoodforperhapsa
nute,andthen,haneyetothetreesstill,tued
oved,one
angthelurkingshadoovedtofolloe
heartbeatquicklypresentlythebroadsweepofa
baytotheevisible,andihaltedagain
thenoiselessshadoa
littlepointoflightshoneonthefurtherbendofthecurve,
andthegreyshesandybeachlayfaintunderthe
starlightperhapstilesahatlittlepointof
lighttogettothebeachishouldhavetogothroughthe
treesheshadowslurked,anddownabushyslope
iuldseethethingratherredistinctlyno
al,foritstoodereytheislandofdooreau
67of209
uthtospeak,andfoundahoarsephleg
voiceitriedagain,andshouted,herethere
epthethingdidnot
ve,onlygathereditselftogetherfootstrucka
stonethatgaveanideayeyesoff
theblabefore,istoopedandpickedupthis
luofrock;butattionthethingtuedabruptly
asadogghthavedone,andslunkobliquelyintothe
furtherdarknessthenirecalledaschoolboyexpedient
againstbigdogs,andty
handkeryiheard
aventfurtheroffangtheshadohe
thingytenseexcitent
gaveoaprofuseperspirationandfella
treling,yadversaryroutedandthisweaponin
hand
itetibeforeiuldsuonresolutionto
godohroughthetreesandbushesupontheflankof
theheadlandtothebeachatlastididitatarun;andasi
ergedfrohethie
otherbodyecrashingafteratthatipletely
lostheadhfear,andbeganrunningalongthesand
forthethespatterofsoftfeetin
pursuitigaveaypaoreau
68of209
diblaesthesizeof
rabbitsthebeach
tohebushesasipassed
solongasilive,ishallreertheterrorofthat
chaseiranneartheersedge,andheardeverynow
andthenthesplashofthefeetthatgaineduponfar
aheyelloallthenight
aboutusethe
pursuingfeet,nearerandnearerifeltbreathgoing,
forieoutoftraining;it,
andifeltapainlikeaknifeatsideiperceivedthe
thingeupelongbeforeireachedthe
enybreath,i
eupto
,strueoutof
theslingofthehandkerchiefasididsoasitued,the
thing,oits
feet,andthessilefellfaironitsleftteletheskull
rangloud,andtheanilnblunderedinto,thrust
backetofall
headlonguponthesandhitsfaceintheer;and
thereitlaystill
iuldnotbringselftoapproachthatblackheapi
leftitthere,oreau
69of209
stillstars,andgivingitayway
toheyellohehouse;andpresently,h
apositiveeffeethepitifulaningofthe
pu,thesoundthathadoriginallydrivenoutto
explorethissteriousislandatthat,thoughi
andhorriblyfatigued,igatheredtogetherallstrength,
andbeganrunningagaintohelightithoughti
heardavoioreau
70of209
xthean
asidrehehouseisahatthelightshone
froheopendoorofrooandthenihearding
froutofthedarknessatthesideofthatorangeoblong
oflight,thevoiontgoryshouting,prendicki
ntinuedrunningpresentlyiheardhigainireplied
byafeeblehulloandinanothethadstaggered
upto
... </P></TD>