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doyouthinkareyou
infearofstill
ilookedathiandsaaefaced,e
hairedn,eyessaveforhisserenity,the
touhissettheislandofdooreau
122of209
tranquillityandhisgnificentbuild,heghthave
passedsterangahundredotherfortableold
gentlenthenishiveredbyohis
sendquestion,ihandedhirevolverheither
hand
keepthehesaid,andsnatchedatayaood
up,staredatforant,andsledyouhavehad
tesleep
iladitsalleover
forant,thenoutbytheinnerdoor
iiediatelytuedthekeyintheouteroneisat
doeinakindofstagnantod,so
otionally,ntally,andphysically,thatiuld
notthinkbeyondthepointatethe
blackelikeaneyeatlasthan
effortiputoutthelightandgotintothehaockvery
soonioreau
123of209
xvnceingthebeastfolk
iy
nd,ontof
ackandtothe
doortoassureselfthatthekeyuedthenitried
thelyfixedthatthese
nlikecreaturesonsters,
regrotesquetravestiesofn,filledhavague
uncertaintyoftheirpossibilitieshan
anydefinitefear
atappingcaatthedoor,andiheardtheglutinous
alingspeakingipocketedoneofthe
revolverskeepingonehanduponit,andopenedtohi
gooding,sair,hesaid,bringingin,inaddition
tothecustoryherbbreakfast,anillokedrabbit
ntgoryfollohisrovingeyecaughtthe
positionofadhesledaskew
thepuoreau,
aryinhishabits,didnotjoinusi
talkederytoclearideasofthewayin
hebeastfolklivedinparticular,ito
knoannstersfallingtheislandofdooreau
124of209
uponreauandntgoryandfroendingone
anotherheexplainedtothattheparativesafetyof
reauandhielfitedntalspe
ofthesenstersinspiteoftheirincreasedintelligence
andthetendenalinstinctstoreawaken,
theyhadcertainfixedideasilantedbyreauintheir
nds,aginationsthey
ised;hadbeentoldthatcertainthings
possible,andthatcertainthingstobe
done,andtheseprohibitionsothetexture
oftheidsbeyondanypossibilityofdisobedienceor
dispute
certaintters,hoinct
oreausnvenience,able
nditionaseriesofpropositionscalledthelawibad
alreadyheardtheecitedbattledintheidshthe
deepseated,everrebelliousal
naturesthislaheying,ifound,and
everbreakingbothntgoryandreaudisplayed
partiignorantofthetasteof
blood;theyfearedtheinevitablesuggestionsofthat
flavoutgorytoldthatthelaially
angthefelinebeastpeople,becaoddlyweakened
aboutnightfall;thatthentheaniloreau
125of209
thataspiritofadventuresprangupinthetthedusk,
edtodreabr >
aboutbydaytothatioystalkingbytheleopard
n,onthenightofarrivalbutduringtheseearlier
daysofstaytheybrokethelaivelyandafter
dark;inthedaylightthereosphereof
respeultifariousprohibitions
andhereperhapsiygiveafesabout
theislandandthebeastpeopletheisland,hwasof
irregularoutlineandlayloheotal
area,isuppose,ofsevenoreightsquarelesitwas
volcanicinorigin,andhreesidesby
ralreefs;sofurolestothenorth
spring,heonlyvestigesoftheforcesthathadlong
sinceoriginateditnohenafaintquiverof
earthquakeetistheascentof
thespireofskeultuousbygusts
ofsteabutthationoftheisland,
ntgoryinford,noberedratherre
thansixtyofthesestrangeoreausart,not
untingthesllestrositieshe
undergroanforaltogether
hehaddenearlyahundredandtanyhad
died,andothersliketheoreau
126of209
ehadebyviolentendsin
anserysaidthatthey
actuallyboreoffspring,butthatthesegenerallydied
andstaedthe
hunforponthetherehe
inheritanancharacteristicsthe
feleserousthantheles,andliableto
onogathe
lawenjoined
thisdescriptionrrespondsinevery
respecttonoblesisle
cep
itpossiblefortodescribethesebeast
peopleindetail;eyehashadnotrainingindetails,and
unhappilyioststriking,perhaps,intheir
generalappearancehedisproportionbethelegs
ofthesecreaturesandthelengthoftheirbodies;andyet
sorelativeisourideaofgraceeyebeca
habituatedtotheirfor,andatlastievenfellinh
theirpersuasionthatohighswereungainly
anotherpointheforheheadand
thecluyandinhuncurvatureofthespineeventhe
apenlackedthatinoreau
127of209
akesthehunfiguresogracefulsthadtheir
shouldershunshung
onspicuously
hairy,atleastuntiltheendoftiupontheisland
thenextstobviousdefortyheirfaces,
alstallofalfordabout
theears,hlargeandprotuberantnoses,veryfurryor
verybristlyhair,andoftenstrangelylouredorstrangely
plaanhad
achatteringtitterbeyondthesegeneralcharacterstheir
headsha
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doyouthinkareyou
infearofstill
ilookedathiandsaaefaced,e
hairedn,eyessaveforhisserenity,the
touhissettheislandofdooreau
122of209
tranquillityandhisgnificentbuild,heghthave
passedsterangahundredotherfortableold
gentlenthenishiveredbyohis
sendquestion,ihandedhirevolverheither
hand
keepthehesaid,andsnatchedatayaood
up,staredatforant,andsledyouhavehad
tesleep
iladitsalleover
forant,thenoutbytheinnerdoor
iiediatelytuedthekeyintheouteroneisat
doeinakindofstagnantod,so
otionally,ntally,andphysically,thatiuld
notthinkbeyondthepointatethe
blackelikeaneyeatlasthan
effortiputoutthelightandgotintothehaockvery
soonioreau
123of209
xvnceingthebeastfolk
iy
nd,ontof
ackandtothe
doortoassureselfthatthekeyuedthenitried
thelyfixedthatthese
nlikecreaturesonsters,
regrotesquetravestiesofn,filledhavague
uncertaintyoftheirpossibilitieshan
anydefinitefear
atappingcaatthedoor,andiheardtheglutinous
alingspeakingipocketedoneofthe
revolverskeepingonehanduponit,andopenedtohi
gooding,sair,hesaid,bringingin,inaddition
tothecustoryherbbreakfast,anillokedrabbit
ntgoryfollohisrovingeyecaughtthe
positionofadhesledaskew
thepuoreau,
aryinhishabits,didnotjoinusi
talkederytoclearideasofthewayin
hebeastfolklivedinparticular,ito
knoannstersfallingtheislandofdooreau
124of209
uponreauandntgoryandfroendingone
anotherheexplainedtothattheparativesafetyof
reauandhielfitedntalspe
ofthesenstersinspiteoftheirincreasedintelligence
andthetendenalinstinctstoreawaken,
theyhadcertainfixedideasilantedbyreauintheir
nds,aginationsthey
ised;hadbeentoldthatcertainthings
possible,andthatcertainthingstobe
done,andtheseprohibitionsothetexture
oftheidsbeyondanypossibilityofdisobedienceor
dispute
certaintters,hoinct
oreausnvenience,able
nditionaseriesofpropositionscalledthelawibad
alreadyheardtheecitedbattledintheidshthe
deepseated,everrebelliousal
naturesthislaheying,ifound,and
everbreakingbothntgoryandreaudisplayed
partiignorantofthetasteof
blood;theyfearedtheinevitablesuggestionsofthat
flavoutgorytoldthatthelaially
angthefelinebeastpeople,becaoddlyweakened
aboutnightfall;thatthentheaniloreau
125of209
thataspiritofadventuresprangupinthetthedusk,
edtodreabr >
aboutbydaytothatioystalkingbytheleopard
n,onthenightofarrivalbutduringtheseearlier
daysofstaytheybrokethelaivelyandafter
dark;inthedaylightthereosphereof
respeultifariousprohibitions
andhereperhapsiygiveafesabout
theislandandthebeastpeopletheisland,hwasof
irregularoutlineandlayloheotal
area,isuppose,ofsevenoreightsquarelesitwas
volcanicinorigin,andhreesidesby
ralreefs;sofurolestothenorth
spring,heonlyvestigesoftheforcesthathadlong
sinceoriginateditnohenafaintquiverof
earthquakeetistheascentof
thespireofskeultuousbygusts
ofsteabutthationoftheisland,
ntgoryinford,noberedratherre
thansixtyofthesestrangeoreausart,not
untingthesllestrositieshe
undergroanforaltogether
hehaddenearlyahundredandtanyhad
died,andothersliketheoreau
126of209
ehadebyviolentendsin
anserysaidthatthey
actuallyboreoffspring,butthatthesegenerallydied
andstaedthe
hunforponthetherehe
inheritanancharacteristicsthe
feleserousthantheles,andliableto
onogathe
lawenjoined
thisdescriptionrrespondsinevery
respecttonoblesisle
cep
itpossiblefortodescribethesebeast
peopleindetail;eyehashadnotrainingindetails,and
unhappilyioststriking,perhaps,intheir
generalappearancehedisproportionbethelegs
ofthesecreaturesandthelengthoftheirbodies;andyet
sorelativeisourideaofgraceeyebeca
habituatedtotheirfor,andatlastievenfellinh
theirpersuasionthatohighswereungainly
anotherpointheforheheadand
thecluyandinhuncurvatureofthespineeventhe
apenlackedthatinoreau
127of209
akesthehunfiguresogracefulsthadtheir
shouldershunshung
onspicuously
hairy,atleastuntiltheendoftiupontheisland
thenextstobviousdefortyheirfaces,
alstallofalfordabout
theears,hlargeandprotuberantnoses,veryfurryor
verybristlyhair,andoftenstrangelylouredorstrangely
plaanhad
achatteringtitterbeyondthesegeneralcharacterstheir
headsha
... </P></TD>