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ratheraprettylittlecreature;andas
ntgorystatedthatitneverdestroyedtheturfby
burroshabits,ishould
igineitghtproveanvenientsubstituteforthe
nrabbitingentlensparks
runkofatreebarkedin
longstripsandsplintereddeeplyntgorycalled
attentiontothisnottoclarees,thatisthe
laeoftheareforititer
this,ithink,thatetthesatyrandtheapenthe
satyrofclassicalryonthepartof
reau,hisfaceovineinexpression,likethearser
hebreype;hisvoiceaharshbleat,hisher
extretiessatanichehehuskofapod
likefruitashepassedusbothofthealuted
ntgory
hail,saidthey,totheotherhthewhip
theresathirdery
soyoudbettedtheislandofdooreau
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adesaidtheapenhesaidhe
saidheade
thesatylookedethethird
hthehatothesea,hasa
thineface
hehasathinlongery
yesterdayhebledand,saidthesatyryou
neverbleednorasterdoesnotbleedor
weep
ollendorffianbeggarsaidntgory,youllbleed
andlookout
hehasfivefingers,heisafivenlike,saidthe
apen
ealong,prendiery,taking
arandi
thesatyrandtheapenstoodchingusand
kingotherrerkstoeachother
hesaysnothing,saidthesatyhavevoices
yesterdayheaskedofthingstoeat,saidtheape
nhedidnotknow
thentheyspokeinaudiblethings,andiheardthesatyr
laughing
iteuponthedead
rabbittheredbodyoftheoreau
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topieces,nyoftheribsstrippede,andthe
backboneindisputablygnawed
atthatntgorystoppedgoodgodsaidhe,
stoopingdoeofthecrushed
vertebraetoexaheorecloselygoodgodhe
repeated,ean
soeereditsold
habits,isaidafterapausethisbackbonehasbeenbitten
through
hestoodstaring,hhisfaceeandhislippulled
askelikethis,hesaidslowly
isaethingofthesakind,saidi,thefirstday
icahere
thedevilyoudid
arabbithitsheadtedoff
thedayyoucahere
thedayicahereintheundergrotheback
oftheenclosure,outintheeveningthe
headpletelywrungoff
hegavealong,lole
andore,ihaveanideaes
didthethingitsonlyasuspicion,youknowbeforei
caontherabbitisaonstersdrinkingin
thestreatheislandofdooreau
136of209
suckinghisdrink
yes
nottosuckyourdrink;thatisthelauchthe
brutescareforthelaoreausnotabout
ite
ofurse,saidntgory;itsjusttheh
caivoresafterakill,theydrinkitsthetasteofblood,
youknohebrutelikehentinued
us,
standingastrideoverthessofdeadrabbit,hiseyes
rovingangtheshadohe
lurkingplacesandauscadesoftheforestthatbounded
usinthetasteofblood,hesaidagain
hetookouthisrevolver,exanedthecartridgesinit
andreplaceditthenhebegantopullathisdroppinglip
ithinkishouldknohebruteagain,isaidi
stunnedhiheoughttohaveahandsobruiseonthe
foreheadofhi
butthenoprovethathekilledtherabbit,
saidntgoryithethings
here
ishouldhavegoneon,buthestayedtherethinking
overthengledrabbitinapuzzleheadedoreau
137of209
ains
werehidden
eonisaid
presentlyheetoeyousee,
hesaid,alstinaheyareallsupposedtohave
afixedideaagainsteatinganythingthatrunsonlandif
sobrutehasbyanyaccidenttastedbloodheon
socanhavehappened,
hesaidtohielfthen,afterapauseagain:idida
foolishthingtheotherdaythatservantofnei
shohooskinandokarabbititsoddi
salie
then:ustputastoptothisisttellreau
heuldthinkofnothingelseonourhoward
jouey
reautookthetterevenreseriouslythan
ntgory,andineedscarcelysaythatied
bytheirevidentnsteation
ustkeanexale,saidreauiveno
doubtinoindthattheleopardnhe
sinnerbuthoery,
youhadkeptyourtasteforatinhand,andgone
ayfindourselvesin
assyet,throughittheislandofdooreau
138of209
ierybutthethings
donenoighthavetheyouknow
ustseetothethingatonce,saidreaui
supposeifanythingshouldtuup,ingcantakecare
ofhielf
iotsosureofing,saidntgoryithinki
oughttokno
intheafteoon,reau,ntgory,self,and
ingacrosstheislandtothehutsintheravinewe
threeed;ingcarriedthelittlehatchetheused
inchoppingfireeilsoforeau
hadahugewherdshoslungoverhisshoulder
youheringofthebeastpeople,said
ntgoryitisaprettysight
reausaidnotahetheexpression
ofhisheavy,lyset
ofhoter,andfollohehhrough
thecanebrakesuntilhedaoveredover
hathick,poancehibelieve
heshoulderofahesea
glitteredetoakindofshalloural
ahitheatre,andherethefourofushaltedthen
reausoundedtheho,andbrokethesleepingstillnesstheislandofdooreau
139of209
ofthetropiusthavehadstronglungs
thehootingnoteroseandroseadstitsechoes,toatlast
anearperatingintensity
ahsaidreau,le
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ratheraprettylittlecreature;andas
ntgorystatedthatitneverdestroyedtheturfby
burroshabits,ishould
igineitghtproveanvenientsubstituteforthe
nrabbitingentlensparks
runkofatreebarkedin
longstripsandsplintereddeeplyntgorycalled
attentiontothisnottoclarees,thatisthe
laeoftheareforititer
this,ithink,thatetthesatyrandtheapenthe
satyrofclassicalryonthepartof
reau,hisfaceovineinexpression,likethearser
hebreype;hisvoiceaharshbleat,hisher
extretiessatanichehehuskofapod
likefruitashepassedusbothofthealuted
ntgory
hail,saidthey,totheotherhthewhip
theresathirdery
soyoudbettedtheislandofdooreau
134of209
adesaidtheapenhesaidhe
saidheade
thesatylookedethethird
hthehatothesea,hasa
thineface
hehasathinlongery
yesterdayhebledand,saidthesatyryou
neverbleednorasterdoesnotbleedor
weep
ollendorffianbeggarsaidntgory,youllbleed
andlookout
hehasfivefingers,heisafivenlike,saidthe
apen
ealong,prendiery,taking
arandi
thesatyrandtheapenstoodchingusand
kingotherrerkstoeachother
hesaysnothing,saidthesatyhavevoices
yesterdayheaskedofthingstoeat,saidtheape
nhedidnotknow
thentheyspokeinaudiblethings,andiheardthesatyr
laughing
iteuponthedead
rabbittheredbodyoftheoreau
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topieces,nyoftheribsstrippede,andthe
backboneindisputablygnawed
atthatntgorystoppedgoodgodsaidhe,
stoopingdoeofthecrushed
vertebraetoexaheorecloselygoodgodhe
repeated,ean
soeereditsold
habits,isaidafterapausethisbackbonehasbeenbitten
through
hestoodstaring,hhisfaceeandhislippulled
askelikethis,hesaidslowly
isaethingofthesakind,saidi,thefirstday
icahere
thedevilyoudid
arabbithitsheadtedoff
thedayyoucahere
thedayicahereintheundergrotheback
oftheenclosure,outintheeveningthe
headpletelywrungoff
hegavealong,lole
andore,ihaveanideaes
didthethingitsonlyasuspicion,youknowbeforei
caontherabbitisaonstersdrinkingin
thestreatheislandofdooreau
136of209
suckinghisdrink
yes
nottosuckyourdrink;thatisthelauchthe
brutescareforthelaoreausnotabout
ite
ofurse,saidntgory;itsjusttheh
caivoresafterakill,theydrinkitsthetasteofblood,
youknohebrutelikehentinued
us,
standingastrideoverthessofdeadrabbit,hiseyes
rovingangtheshadohe
lurkingplacesandauscadesoftheforestthatbounded
usinthetasteofblood,hesaidagain
hetookouthisrevolver,exanedthecartridgesinit
andreplaceditthenhebegantopullathisdroppinglip
ithinkishouldknohebruteagain,isaidi
stunnedhiheoughttohaveahandsobruiseonthe
foreheadofhi
butthenoprovethathekilledtherabbit,
saidntgoryithethings
here
ishouldhavegoneon,buthestayedtherethinking
overthengledrabbitinapuzzleheadedoreau
137of209
ains
werehidden
eonisaid
presentlyheetoeyousee,
hesaid,alstinaheyareallsupposedtohave
afixedideaagainsteatinganythingthatrunsonlandif
sobrutehasbyanyaccidenttastedbloodheon
socanhavehappened,
hesaidtohielfthen,afterapauseagain:idida
foolishthingtheotherdaythatservantofnei
shohooskinandokarabbititsoddi
salie
then:ustputastoptothisisttellreau
heuldthinkofnothingelseonourhoward
jouey
reautookthetterevenreseriouslythan
ntgory,andineedscarcelysaythatied
bytheirevidentnsteation
ustkeanexale,saidreauiveno
doubtinoindthattheleopardnhe
sinnerbuthoery,
youhadkeptyourtasteforatinhand,andgone
ayfindourselvesin
assyet,throughittheislandofdooreau
138of209
ierybutthethings
donenoighthavetheyouknow
ustseetothethingatonce,saidreaui
supposeifanythingshouldtuup,ingcantakecare
ofhielf
iotsosureofing,saidntgoryithinki
oughttokno
intheafteoon,reau,ntgory,self,and
ingacrosstheislandtothehutsintheravinewe
threeed;ingcarriedthelittlehatchetheused
inchoppingfireeilsoforeau
hadahugewherdshoslungoverhisshoulder
youheringofthebeastpeople,said
ntgoryitisaprettysight
reausaidnotahetheexpression
ofhisheavy,lyset
ofhoter,andfollohehhrough
thecanebrakesuntilhedaoveredover
hathick,poancehibelieve
heshoulderofahesea
glitteredetoakindofshalloural
ahitheatre,andherethefourofushaltedthen
reausoundedtheho,andbrokethesleepingstillnesstheislandofdooreau
139of209
ofthetropiusthavehadstronglungs
thehootingnoteroseandroseadstitsechoes,toatlast
anearperatingintensity
ahsaidreau,le
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