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ofthebrakeafterhiandonished
tofindhifro
ropeofcreeperthatloopeddothefoliage
overheadhisbacke
hullosaidi
hecadop,andstoodfacing
isay,saidi,ethingtoeattheislandofdooreau
82of209
eathesaideatnsfood,no
backtothesthehuts
buthehuts
oh
iew,youknow
atthathesoffataquickwalkall
histionsealong,saidhe
itoseetheadventureoutiguessedthe
hutseroughshelterereof
thesebeastpeoplelivedightperhapsfindthebr >
friendly,findsohandleintheidstotakeholdofi
didnotknoan
heritage
apelikepaniontrottedalongbyside,h
hishandshangingdohrustforwardi
eryheghthaveinhihow
longhaveyoubeenonthisislandsaidi
hoerhavingthequestion
repeated,heheldupthreefingers
thecreaturetlebetterthananidiotitriedto
keouteantbythat,anditseeibored
hiafteranotherquestionorty
sideandefruitthathungfrotree
hepulleddooreau
83of209
eatingthententsinotedthishsatisfaction,forhere
atleasteother
questions,buthischattering,protresponseswereas
oftenasnotquiteatcrosspurposesyquestion
sofee,othersquiteparrotlike
ientuponthesepeculiaritiesthatiscarcely
noticedthepathetotrees,
allcharredandbrooabareplaceveredh
ayelloeincrustation,acrossing
ske,pungentinonoseandeyes,drifting
onourright,overashoulderofbarerock,isahelevel
blueoftheseathepathileddolyintoa
narrobledandknottyssesof
blackishsriaintothisweplunged
itelydark,thispassage,aftertheblinding
sunlightreflectedfrohesulphurousgrounditswalls
greeep,andapproachedeachotherblotchesofgreen
andyeyesnductorstopped
suddenlyhosaidhe,andistoodinafloorofa
chashateiheardso
strangenoises,andthrusttheknuylefthandinto
eyesibecaahat
ofankeyscageillcleanedbeyond,therockopened
againuponagradualslopeofsunlitgreenery,andontheislandofdooreau
84of209
eitherhandthelightstedohroughnarroays
intothetheislandofdooreau
85of209
xiithesayersofthelaw
thensothingldtouchedhandistarted
violently,andsaeadiinkishthing,
lookingrelikeaflayedchildthananythingelseinthe
ildbutrepulsive
featuresofasloth,thesalowforeheadandslow
gestures
asthefirstshockofthechangeoflightpassed,isaw
aboutredistinctlythelittleslothlikecreaturewas
standingandstaringatnductorhadvanished
theplaceweenhighwallsof
lava,acrackintheknottedrock,andoneitherside
interat,palans,andreedsleaning
againsttheroedroughandierablydark
denstheheravinebethesewas
scarcelythreeyardspsof
decayingfruitpulpandotherrefuse,edfor
thedisagreeablestenchoftheplace
thelittlepinkslothcreaturee
yapenreappearedattheapertureofthe
nearestofthesedens,andbeeinashedidsoa
slouchingnsteroreau
86of209
furtherupthisstrangestreet,andstoodupinfeatureless
silhouetteagainstthebrightgreenbeyond,staringati
hesitated,havinghalfandtoboltthee;
andthen,deteedtogothroughhtheadventure,i
grippednailedstiiddleandcrao
thelittleevilsllingleantoafteductor
iticircularspace,shapedlikethehalfofa
beehive;andagainsttherockyedtheinner
sideofitong
otherssoroughvesselsoflavaandoodabout
thefloor,andoneonaroughstooltherewasnofirein
thedarkesterofthehutsatashapelessssof
darknessthatgruntedheyasicain,andape
nstoodinthediightofthedoora
splitanuttoasicraotheotherer
andsquatteddoookit,andbegangna,as
serenelyaspossible,inspiteofacertaintrepidationandthe
nearlyintolerableclosenessofthedenthelittlepink
slothcreaturestoodintheapertureofthehut,and
sothingelsee
staringoveritsshoulder
heypofsteryoppositeitis
antheislandofdooreau
87of209
itisan,gabblednduan,an,a
fiven,like
shutupsaidthevoicefrohedark,andgruntedi
gnayanutadaniressivestillness
ipeeredhardintotheblackness,butulddistinguish
nothing
itisan,thevoicerepeatedheestoliveh
us
itethinginitakindof
easpeculiar;butthe
englishaccentrangelygood
theapenlookedatasthoughheexpected
sothingiperceivedthepauseerrogativehe
estolivehyou,isaid
itisanhestleathelaw
ibegantodistinguishnohe
black,avagueoutlineofahunchedupfiguretheni
noticedtheopeningoftheplacewo
reblaystick
thethinginthedarkrepeatedinaloudertone,say
theisseditslastrerknottogoonall
fours;thatisthelarepeatedinakindofsingsong
ioreau
88of209
saythean,repeating,andthe
figuresinthedoorhis,hathreatinthe
toneoftheirvoices
irealisedthatihadtorepeatthisidiotiuland
thenbegantheinsanestcerenythev
... </P></TD>
ofthebrakeafterhiandonished
tofindhifro
ropeofcreeperthatloopeddothefoliage
overheadhisbacke
hullosaidi
hecadop,andstoodfacing
isay,saidi,ethingtoeattheislandofdooreau
82of209
eathesaideatnsfood,no
backtothesthehuts
buthehuts
oh
iew,youknow
atthathesoffataquickwalkall
histionsealong,saidhe
itoseetheadventureoutiguessedthe
hutseroughshelterereof
thesebeastpeoplelivedightperhapsfindthebr >
friendly,findsohandleintheidstotakeholdofi
didnotknoan
heritage
apelikepaniontrottedalongbyside,h
hishandshangingdohrustforwardi
eryheghthaveinhihow
longhaveyoubeenonthisislandsaidi
hoerhavingthequestion
repeated,heheldupthreefingers
thecreaturetlebetterthananidiotitriedto
keouteantbythat,anditseeibored
hiafteranotherquestionorty
sideandefruitthathungfrotree
hepulleddooreau
83of209
eatingthententsinotedthishsatisfaction,forhere
atleasteother
questions,buthischattering,protresponseswereas
oftenasnotquiteatcrosspurposesyquestion
sofee,othersquiteparrotlike
ientuponthesepeculiaritiesthatiscarcely
noticedthepathetotrees,
allcharredandbrooabareplaceveredh
ayelloeincrustation,acrossing
ske,pungentinonoseandeyes,drifting
onourright,overashoulderofbarerock,isahelevel
blueoftheseathepathileddolyintoa
narrobledandknottyssesof
blackishsriaintothisweplunged
itelydark,thispassage,aftertheblinding
sunlightreflectedfrohesulphurousgrounditswalls
greeep,andapproachedeachotherblotchesofgreen
andyeyesnductorstopped
suddenlyhosaidhe,andistoodinafloorofa
chashateiheardso
strangenoises,andthrusttheknuylefthandinto
eyesibecaahat
ofankeyscageillcleanedbeyond,therockopened
againuponagradualslopeofsunlitgreenery,andontheislandofdooreau
84of209
eitherhandthelightstedohroughnarroays
intothetheislandofdooreau
85of209
xiithesayersofthelaw
thensothingldtouchedhandistarted
violently,andsaeadiinkishthing,
lookingrelikeaflayedchildthananythingelseinthe
ildbutrepulsive
featuresofasloth,thesalowforeheadandslow
gestures
asthefirstshockofthechangeoflightpassed,isaw
aboutredistinctlythelittleslothlikecreaturewas
standingandstaringatnductorhadvanished
theplaceweenhighwallsof
lava,acrackintheknottedrock,andoneitherside
interat,palans,andreedsleaning
againsttheroedroughandierablydark
denstheheravinebethesewas
scarcelythreeyardspsof
decayingfruitpulpandotherrefuse,edfor
thedisagreeablestenchoftheplace
thelittlepinkslothcreaturee
yapenreappearedattheapertureofthe
nearestofthesedens,andbeeinashedidsoa
slouchingnsteroreau
86of209
furtherupthisstrangestreet,andstoodupinfeatureless
silhouetteagainstthebrightgreenbeyond,staringati
hesitated,havinghalfandtoboltthee;
andthen,deteedtogothroughhtheadventure,i
grippednailedstiiddleandcrao
thelittleevilsllingleantoafteductor
iticircularspace,shapedlikethehalfofa
beehive;andagainsttherockyedtheinner
sideofitong
otherssoroughvesselsoflavaandoodabout
thefloor,andoneonaroughstooltherewasnofirein
thedarkesterofthehutsatashapelessssof
darknessthatgruntedheyasicain,andape
nstoodinthediightofthedoora
splitanuttoasicraotheotherer
andsquatteddoookit,andbegangna,as
serenelyaspossible,inspiteofacertaintrepidationandthe
nearlyintolerableclosenessofthedenthelittlepink
slothcreaturestoodintheapertureofthehut,and
sothingelsee
staringoveritsshoulder
heypofsteryoppositeitis
antheislandofdooreau
87of209
itisan,gabblednduan,an,a
fiven,like
shutupsaidthevoicefrohedark,andgruntedi
gnayanutadaniressivestillness
ipeeredhardintotheblackness,butulddistinguish
nothing
itisan,thevoicerepeatedheestoliveh
us
itethinginitakindof
easpeculiar;butthe
englishaccentrangelygood
theapenlookedatasthoughheexpected
sothingiperceivedthepauseerrogativehe
estolivehyou,isaid
itisanhestleathelaw
ibegantodistinguishnohe
black,avagueoutlineofahunchedupfiguretheni
noticedtheopeningoftheplacewo
reblaystick
thethinginthedarkrepeatedinaloudertone,say
theisseditslastrerknottogoonall
fours;thatisthelarepeatedinakindofsingsong
ioreau
88of209
saythean,repeating,andthe
figuresinthedoorhis,hathreatinthe
toneoftheirvoices
irealisedthatihadtorepeatthisidiotiuland
thenbegantheinsanestcerenythev
... </P></TD>