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dlittleinn;eachpreservedthequalityof
itsparticularspecies:thehunrkdistortedbutdidnot
hidetheleopard,theox,orthesoalor
anils,frouldedthe
voices,too,variedexceedinglythehandswerealways
lford;andthoughsosurprisedbytheir
unexpectedhunappearance,alstall
inthenuerofthedigits,cluyaboutthefingeails,
andlackinganytactilesensibility
thetostfordableanilny
leopardnandacreaturedeofhyenaandswine
largerthanthesehethreebullcreatureswhopulled
intheboatthencathesilveryhairyn,whowas
alsothesayerofthelaling,andasatyrlikeoreau
128of209
ofapeandgoatthereenanda
san,arerhinoceroscreature,andseveral
otherfelesascertainthere
ures,abearbull,andasaint
beardnihavealreadydescribedtheapen,and
thereellingold
andeofvixenandbear,ihatedfrohe
beginningsheobeapassionatevotaryofthe
laallercreaturesaindappledyouthsand
littleslothcreaturebutenoughofthiscatalogue
atfirstihadashiveringhorrorofthebrutes,feltalltoo
keenlythattheyea
littlehabituatedtotheideaoftheandreoveriwas
affeerysattitudetohehad
beensolongthathehadetoregardthebr >
asalstnorlhunbeingshislondondaysseed
aglorious,iossiblepasttohionlyonceinayearor
sodidhegotoaricatodealoreausagent,atrader
inanilstherehehardlytthefinesttypeofnkind
inthatseafaringvillageofspanishngrelsthen
aboardship,hetold,seedatfirstjustasstrangeto
histhebeastnseedto,unnaturallylongin
theleg,flatintheface,pronentintheforehead,
suspioreau
129of209
liken:hishearthadedto,hethought,
becausehehadsavedlifeifanciedeventhenthathe
hadasneakingkindnessforsoofthesetarphosed
brutes,avipathyeoftheir
thatheattetedtoveilitfroeatfirst
ing,theblaerysattendant,
thefirstofthebeastfolkihadenuntered,didnotlive
allkennelat
thebackoftheenclosurethecreaturearcelyso
intelligentastheapen,butfarredocile,andthe
sthunlookingofallthebeastfolk;and
ntgoryhadtrainedittopreparefood,andindeedto
dischargeallthetrivialdostifficesthatwererequired
itplextrophyofreaushorribleskill,a
bear,taintedost
elaboratelydeofallhiscreaturesittreated
ntgoryhastrangetendeessanddevotion
sotisheocking,
halfjoculaas,andsokeitcaperh
extraordinarydelight;sotishereatit,
especiallyafterhehadbeenatthe,
beatingit,peltingithstonesorlightedfuseesbut
uch
astobenearhitheislandofdooreau
130of209
isayibecahabituatedtothebeastpeople,thata
thousandthingsedunnaturalandrepulsive
speedilybeeisuppose
everythinginexistentheaverage
hueofoursurroundingsntgoryandreauwere
toopeygeneraliressions
ofhunitysy
bovinecreatureshelaunchtreadingheavily
throughtheundergroyselfasking,trying
hardtoreereallyhun
yokeltrudginghofroischanicallabours;ori
eetthefoxbearansvulpine,shiftyface,
strangelyhuninitsspeculativecunning,andeven
igineihadtitbeforeinsocitybyway
yeteverynohenthebeastupon
beyonddoubtordenialanuglylookingn,a
hunchbackedhunsavagetoallappearance,squatting
intheapertureofoneofthedens,s
andyahstartlingsuddennessscissoredged
incisorsandsabrelikecanines,keenandbrilliantasknives
orinsonarrohhatransitory
daringintotheeyesofsolithe,ale
figure,iodicrevulsion
thatshehadslitlikepupils,orglancingdooreau
131of209
curvingnailh
heritisacuriousthing,bythebye,forquite
unabletoacunt,thattheseuresthe
feles,ianhadintheearlierdaysofstayan
instinctivesenseoftheirosiness,and
displayedinnsequenanregardfor
thedeetheislandofdooreau
132of209
xvihohebeastfolktaste
blood
inexperienceasae,andiwander
frohethreadofstory
afterihadbreakfastedery,hetook
aaroleandthesourceofthe
hotspringintoersihadblunderedon
thepreviousdaybothofuscarriedwhipsandloaded
revolvershroughaleafyjungleonourroad
thither,squealingoppedand
listened,butore;andpresentlyon
ourinds
ntgorycalledattentiontocertainlittlepink
anilshlonghindlegs,thatleapingthroughthe
undergroetheyadeofthe
offspringofthebeastpeople,thatreauhadinvented
hehadfaneat,butarabbit
likehabitofdevouringtheiryounghaddefeatedthis
intentionihadalreadyenunteredsoofthese
yonlightflightfrohe
leopardn,andonceduringpursuitbyreauon
thepreviousdaybyoreau
133of209
leaptintotheholecausedbytheuprootingofawind
bloanagedto
catchititspatlikeacat,scratchedandkickedvigorously
adeanattettobite;butits
teethorethanapainlesspinch
itseedto
... </P></TD>
dlittleinn;eachpreservedthequalityof
itsparticularspecies:thehunrkdistortedbutdidnot
hidetheleopard,theox,orthesoalor
anils,frouldedthe
voices,too,variedexceedinglythehandswerealways
lford;andthoughsosurprisedbytheir
unexpectedhunappearance,alstall
inthenuerofthedigits,cluyaboutthefingeails,
andlackinganytactilesensibility
thetostfordableanilny
leopardnandacreaturedeofhyenaandswine
largerthanthesehethreebullcreatureswhopulled
intheboatthencathesilveryhairyn,whowas
alsothesayerofthelaling,andasatyrlikeoreau
128of209
ofapeandgoatthereenanda
san,arerhinoceroscreature,andseveral
otherfelesascertainthere
ures,abearbull,andasaint
beardnihavealreadydescribedtheapen,and
thereellingold
andeofvixenandbear,ihatedfrohe
beginningsheobeapassionatevotaryofthe
laallercreaturesaindappledyouthsand
littleslothcreaturebutenoughofthiscatalogue
atfirstihadashiveringhorrorofthebrutes,feltalltoo
keenlythattheyea
littlehabituatedtotheideaoftheandreoveriwas
affeerysattitudetohehad
beensolongthathehadetoregardthebr >
asalstnorlhunbeingshislondondaysseed
aglorious,iossiblepasttohionlyonceinayearor
sodidhegotoaricatodealoreausagent,atrader
inanilstherehehardlytthefinesttypeofnkind
inthatseafaringvillageofspanishngrelsthen
aboardship,hetold,seedatfirstjustasstrangeto
histhebeastnseedto,unnaturallylongin
theleg,flatintheface,pronentintheforehead,
suspioreau
129of209
liken:hishearthadedto,hethought,
becausehehadsavedlifeifanciedeventhenthathe
hadasneakingkindnessforsoofthesetarphosed
brutes,avipathyeoftheir
thatheattetedtoveilitfroeatfirst
ing,theblaerysattendant,
thefirstofthebeastfolkihadenuntered,didnotlive
allkennelat
thebackoftheenclosurethecreaturearcelyso
intelligentastheapen,butfarredocile,andthe
sthunlookingofallthebeastfolk;and
ntgoryhadtrainedittopreparefood,andindeedto
dischargeallthetrivialdostifficesthatwererequired
itplextrophyofreaushorribleskill,a
bear,taintedost
elaboratelydeofallhiscreaturesittreated
ntgoryhastrangetendeessanddevotion
sotisheocking,
halfjoculaas,andsokeitcaperh
extraordinarydelight;sotishereatit,
especiallyafterhehadbeenatthe,
beatingit,peltingithstonesorlightedfuseesbut
uch
astobenearhitheislandofdooreau
130of209
isayibecahabituatedtothebeastpeople,thata
thousandthingsedunnaturalandrepulsive
speedilybeeisuppose
everythinginexistentheaverage
hueofoursurroundingsntgoryandreauwere
toopeygeneraliressions
ofhunitysy
bovinecreatureshelaunchtreadingheavily
throughtheundergroyselfasking,trying
hardtoreereallyhun
yokeltrudginghofroischanicallabours;ori
eetthefoxbearansvulpine,shiftyface,
strangelyhuninitsspeculativecunning,andeven
igineihadtitbeforeinsocitybyway
yeteverynohenthebeastupon
beyonddoubtordenialanuglylookingn,a
hunchbackedhunsavagetoallappearance,squatting
intheapertureofoneofthedens,s
andyahstartlingsuddennessscissoredged
incisorsandsabrelikecanines,keenandbrilliantasknives
orinsonarrohhatransitory
daringintotheeyesofsolithe,ale
figure,iodicrevulsion
thatshehadslitlikepupils,orglancingdooreau
131of209
curvingnailh
heritisacuriousthing,bythebye,forquite
unabletoacunt,thattheseuresthe
feles,ianhadintheearlierdaysofstayan
instinctivesenseoftheirosiness,and
displayedinnsequenanregardfor
thedeetheislandofdooreau
132of209
xvihohebeastfolktaste
blood
inexperienceasae,andiwander
frohethreadofstory
afterihadbreakfastedery,hetook
aaroleandthesourceofthe
hotspringintoersihadblunderedon
thepreviousdaybothofuscarriedwhipsandloaded
revolvershroughaleafyjungleonourroad
thither,squealingoppedand
listened,butore;andpresentlyon
ourinds
ntgorycalledattentiontocertainlittlepink
anilshlonghindlegs,thatleapingthroughthe
undergroetheyadeofthe
offspringofthebeastpeople,thatreauhadinvented
hehadfaneat,butarabbit
likehabitofdevouringtheiryounghaddefeatedthis
intentionihadalreadyenunteredsoofthese
yonlightflightfrohe
leopardn,andonceduringpursuitbyreauon
thepreviousdaybyoreau
133of209
leaptintotheholecausedbytheuprootingofawind
bloanagedto
catchititspatlikeacat,scratchedandkickedvigorously
adeanattettobite;butits
teethorethanapainlesspinch
itseedto
... </P></TD>