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nhebrakethechaselaythrough
thebrakeforperhapsaquarterofale,andthenplunged
intoadensethients
exceedingly,thoughthroughitinacrowd
together,frondsflickingintoourfaces,ropycreepers
catchingusunderthechinorgrippingourankles,thoy
plantshookingintoandtearingclothandfleshtogether
hehasgoneonallfoursthroughthis,panted
reau,noetheislandofdooreau
145of209
noneescape,saidthey
facehtheexultationofhuntingoutagain
angrocks,andsahequarryaheadrunninglightlyon
allfoursandsnarlingatusoverhisshoulderatthatthe
thethingill
edhun;but
thebshefurtive
droopofitsshoulderinctlythatofahunted
anilitleaptoversothoyyellowflowering
bushes,andlinghe
space
stofusnothefirstspeedofthechase,
andhadfallenintoalongerandsteadierstrideisawaswe
traversedtheopenthatthepursuitwasnowspreading
froluintoalinethehyenasillranclose
to,easitran,everynohen
puckeringitszzlehasnarlinglaughattheedgeof
theroan,realisingthatheaking
fortheprojectingcapeuponeon
thenightofarrival,haddoubledintheundergrowth;
butntgoryhadseenthenoeuvre,andtued
higainso,panting,tulingagainstrocks,toby
brales,iededbyfesandreeds,ihelpedtopursue
theleopardnoreau
146of209
hyenasysidei
staggeredon,headreelingandheartbeating
againstribs,tiredalsttodeath,andyetnotdaring
tolosesightofthechaselestishouldbeleftaloneh
thishorriblepanionistaggeredoninspiteofinfinite
fatigueandthedenseheatofthetropicalafteoon
atlastthefuryofthehuntslackenedwehadpinned
theoreau,
arshalledusallintoanirregularline,and
ingtooneanotheraswe
advanhe
lurkednoiselessandinvisibleinthebushesthroughh
ihadrunfroiuringthatdnightpursuit
steadycriedreau,steadyastheendsoftheline
edthe
brutein
ethevoiontgoryfrobr >
beyondthethicket
ieryand
reaubeatalongthebeachbeneathslowlywepushed
inangthefrettedhe
quarryoreau
147of209
backtothehouseofpain,thehouseofpain,the
houseofpainyelpedthevoian,so
tyyardstotheright
hat,iforgavethepoorchallthe
fearhehadinspirediniheardthethe
boughssheheavytreadofthehorse
rhinoyrightthensuddenlythrougha
polygonofgreen,inthehalfdarknessundertheluxuriant
grohecreatureingihaltedhe
allestpossiblepass,
hislunousgreeneyestuedoverhisshoulderregarding
ityseestrangentradie,icannot
explainthefact,butnohecreaturethereina
perfectlyanilattitude,inginits
eyesanditsierfectlyhunfacedistortedhterror,i
realisedagainthefaanityinanothet
otherofitspursuers,anditwouldbe
overpoorethe
horribletorturesoftheenclosureabruptlyislippedout
revolver,aidbetsterrorstruckeyes,and
firedasididso,thehyenashething,and
flungitselfuponithaneagercry,thrustingthirsty
teethintoitsneethegreenssesofthetheislandofdooreau
148of209
thickethebeastpeople
carushingtogetheronefaceandthenanother
appeared
dontkillit,prendickcriedreaudontkillit
andisastoopingashepushedthroughunderthe
frondsofthebigfes
inanothethehadbeatenoffthehyenaswine
ery
heexcitedcaivorousbeastpeople,
andparticularlying,frohestillquiveringbodythe
hairygreythingcasniffingattherpseunder
artheotheranils,intheiranilardour,jostled
togetanearerview
nfoundyou,prendicksaidreauied
hi
iorry,saidi,thoughipulse
ofthentifeltsickent
tuing,ipushedofthecro
peopleandonaloneuptheslopetohehigher
partoftheheadlandundertheshouteddirectionsof
reauiheardthethreeenbegin
draggingthevictiooheer
itetobealonethebeastpeople
nifestedaquitehunoreau
149of209
andfolloinathickknot,sniffingandgroit
asthebullndraggeditdohebeachitothe
headlandanden,blackagainstthe
eveningskyastheycarriedtheeddeadbodyoutto
seandlikeayndcatherealisation
oftheunspeakableaiessnessofthingsupontheisland
uponthebeaehe
apen,thehyenasherofthebeast
people,standingaboutntgoryandreauthey
illintenselyexcited,andalloverfloh
noisyexpressionsoftheirloyaltytothelaifeltan
absoluteassuranceinoindthatthehyenaswine
plicatedintherabbitkillingastrangepersuasion
e,that,saveforthegrossnessoftheline,the
grotesquenessofthefor,ihadherebeforethe
anlifeinniature,thewhole
interplayofinstinplestfor
theleopardnhadhappenedtogounder:thatwasall
thedifferencepoorbrute
poorbrutesibegantoseethevileraspeoreaus
crueltyihadnotthoughtbeforeofthepainandtrouble
thatsaftertheyhadpassedfrobr >
reaushandsihadshiveredonlyatthedaysofactual
totintheenc
... </P></TD>
nhebrakethechaselaythrough
thebrakeforperhapsaquarterofale,andthenplunged
intoadensethients
exceedingly,thoughthroughitinacrowd
together,frondsflickingintoourfaces,ropycreepers
catchingusunderthechinorgrippingourankles,thoy
plantshookingintoandtearingclothandfleshtogether
hehasgoneonallfoursthroughthis,panted
reau,noetheislandofdooreau
145of209
noneescape,saidthey
facehtheexultationofhuntingoutagain
angrocks,andsahequarryaheadrunninglightlyon
allfoursandsnarlingatusoverhisshoulderatthatthe
thethingill
edhun;but
thebshefurtive
droopofitsshoulderinctlythatofahunted
anilitleaptoversothoyyellowflowering
bushes,andlinghe
space
stofusnothefirstspeedofthechase,
andhadfallenintoalongerandsteadierstrideisawaswe
traversedtheopenthatthepursuitwasnowspreading
froluintoalinethehyenasillranclose
to,easitran,everynohen
puckeringitszzlehasnarlinglaughattheedgeof
theroan,realisingthatheaking
fortheprojectingcapeuponeon
thenightofarrival,haddoubledintheundergrowth;
butntgoryhadseenthenoeuvre,andtued
higainso,panting,tulingagainstrocks,toby
brales,iededbyfesandreeds,ihelpedtopursue
theleopardnoreau
146of209
hyenasysidei
staggeredon,headreelingandheartbeating
againstribs,tiredalsttodeath,andyetnotdaring
tolosesightofthechaselestishouldbeleftaloneh
thishorriblepanionistaggeredoninspiteofinfinite
fatigueandthedenseheatofthetropicalafteoon
atlastthefuryofthehuntslackenedwehadpinned
theoreau,
arshalledusallintoanirregularline,and
ingtooneanotheraswe
advanhe
lurkednoiselessandinvisibleinthebushesthroughh
ihadrunfroiuringthatdnightpursuit
steadycriedreau,steadyastheendsoftheline
edthe
brutein
ethevoiontgoryfrobr >
beyondthethicket
ieryand
reaubeatalongthebeachbeneathslowlywepushed
inangthefrettedhe
quarryoreau
147of209
backtothehouseofpain,thehouseofpain,the
houseofpainyelpedthevoian,so
tyyardstotheright
hat,iforgavethepoorchallthe
fearhehadinspirediniheardthethe
boughssheheavytreadofthehorse
rhinoyrightthensuddenlythrougha
polygonofgreen,inthehalfdarknessundertheluxuriant
grohecreatureingihaltedhe
allestpossiblepass,
hislunousgreeneyestuedoverhisshoulderregarding
ityseestrangentradie,icannot
explainthefact,butnohecreaturethereina
perfectlyanilattitude,inginits
eyesanditsierfectlyhunfacedistortedhterror,i
realisedagainthefaanityinanothet
otherofitspursuers,anditwouldbe
overpoorethe
horribletorturesoftheenclosureabruptlyislippedout
revolver,aidbetsterrorstruckeyes,and
firedasididso,thehyenashething,and
flungitselfuponithaneagercry,thrustingthirsty
teethintoitsneethegreenssesofthetheislandofdooreau
148of209
thickethebeastpeople
carushingtogetheronefaceandthenanother
appeared
dontkillit,prendickcriedreaudontkillit
andisastoopingashepushedthroughunderthe
frondsofthebigfes
inanothethehadbeatenoffthehyenaswine
ery
heexcitedcaivorousbeastpeople,
andparticularlying,frohestillquiveringbodythe
hairygreythingcasniffingattherpseunder
artheotheranils,intheiranilardour,jostled
togetanearerview
nfoundyou,prendicksaidreauied
hi
iorry,saidi,thoughipulse
ofthentifeltsickent
tuing,ipushedofthecro
peopleandonaloneuptheslopetohehigher
partoftheheadlandundertheshouteddirectionsof
reauiheardthethreeenbegin
draggingthevictiooheer
itetobealonethebeastpeople
nifestedaquitehunoreau
149of209
andfolloinathickknot,sniffingandgroit
asthebullndraggeditdohebeachitothe
headlandanden,blackagainstthe
eveningskyastheycarriedtheeddeadbodyoutto
seandlikeayndcatherealisation
oftheunspeakableaiessnessofthingsupontheisland
uponthebeaehe
apen,thehyenasherofthebeast
people,standingaboutntgoryandreauthey
illintenselyexcited,andalloverfloh
noisyexpressionsoftheirloyaltytothelaifeltan
absoluteassuranceinoindthatthehyenaswine
plicatedintherabbitkillingastrangepersuasion
e,that,saveforthegrossnessoftheline,the
grotesquenessofthefor,ihadherebeforethe
anlifeinniature,thewhole
interplayofinstinplestfor
theleopardnhadhappenedtogounder:thatwasall
thedifferencepoorbrute
poorbrutesibegantoseethevileraspeoreaus
crueltyihadnotthoughtbeforeofthepainandtrouble
thatsaftertheyhadpassedfrobr >
reaushandsihadshiveredonlyatthedaysofactual
totintheenc
... </P></TD>