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door,andtheretued
toishallgoafterhihesaidtheresanother
revolvericanleavehyoutotellyouthetruth,ifeel
anxioussohooreau
156of209
heobtainedtheyhand
onthetable;thenout,leavingarestlessntagionin
theairididnotsitlongafterheleft,buttookthe
revolverinhandandtothedoorway
theingillasdeathnotawhisperof
irring;theseahesky
ety,thebeayhalfexcited,half
feverishstate,thisstillnessofthingsoppresseditried
tole,andthetunediedahe
sendtithatingthenitotheerof
theenclosureandstaredinlandatthegreenbushthathad
serywhenwould
theyretu,andhohebeachalittle
greybeastnappeared,randootheersedge
andbegansplashingaboutistrolledbacktothedoorway,
thentotheeragain,andsobeganpacingtoandfro
likeasentinelupondutyonceiedbythe
distantvoiontgorybaooee
reauarecalesspainful,butveryhotigot
feverishandthirstyshadoeriched
thedistantfigureuntilitoreau
andntgoryneverretuthreeseabirdsbegan
fightingforsostrandedtreasuretheislandofdooreau
157of209
thenfroaraheenclosureihearda
pistolshotalongsilence,andthencaanotherthena
yellingalgapofsilence
unfortunateiginationsettoentthen
suddenlyashotclosebyitotheer,startled,
andsaery,hisfacescarlet,hishair
disordered,andthekneeofhistrouserstohisface
expressedprofoundnsteationbehindhilouched
thebeastn,ing,androundingsjawswere
soqueerdarkstains
hasheesaidntgory
reausaidino
godthenostsobbinggo
backin,hesaid,takingartheyredtheyre
allrushingaboutdcanhavehappenedidont
knoybreathese
brandy
ntgoryliedbeforeintotheroondsat
doselfdo
outsidethedooringlikeadogigot
ntgorysobrandyanderhesatstaringin
frontofhitnothing,reveringhisbreathafterso
nuteshebegantotelloreau
158of209
hehadfolloewasplain
enoughatfirstonacuntofthecrushedandbroken
bushes,thepusbandages,and
oearsofbloodontheleavesoftheshrubsand
undergrothetrack,hohestony
groundbeyondthestreaebeast
ndrinking,andlesslyward
shoutingreausnatheninghadetohibr >
carryingalighthatchetinghadseennothingofthe
puaffair;hadbeenfellingcalling
theye
throughtheundergrowth,
ed
ntgorybytheirstrangenesshehailedtheand
theyfledguiltilyhestoppedshoutingafterthat,andafter
etifartherinanundecidedway,
deteedtovisitthehuts
hefoundtheravinedeserted
groorealardeverynute,hebeganto
retracehisstepstheniteredthetwo
senihadseendanyarrival;
bloodstainedtheyouth,andintensely
excitedtheycacrashingthroughthefes,and
stoppedheoreau
159of209
hisetrepidation,andforthhtheyrushedat
hineverbeforehadabeastndaredtodothatone
heshotthroughthehead;ingflunghielfuponthe
other,andthetlinggothisbrute
underandery
shotthattooasitstrugglediningsgriphehadso
difficultyininducingingtoeon
thencetheyhadhurriedbacktoontheling
hadsuddenlyrushedintoathicketanddrivenoutan
undersizedoan,alsobloodstained,andla
throughahefootthisbrutehadrunalittle
ery
eansaidi
heshookhishead,andtuedonceretothe
brandytheislandofdooreau
160of209
xviiithefindingofreau
whenisaeryshirddoseof
brandy,itookituponselftointerferehewasalready
rethanhalffuddleditoldhihatsoseriousthing
sthavehappenedtoreaubythisti,orhewould
haveretuedbeforethis,andthatitbehovedusto
ascertaineryraised
sofeebleobjections,andatlastagreede
food,andthenallthreeofusstarted
itispossiblyduetothetensionofnd,atthe
ti,butevennohatstartintothehotstillnessofthe
tropipressioning
first,hisshoulderhunched,hisstrangeblackhead
vinghquickstartsashepeeredfirstonthissideof
theed;hisaxehehad
droppedanteeth
etofightingntgory
folloblingfootsteps,hishandsinhis
pockets,hisfacedouddled
sullennesseonayleftarbr >
yleft,andicarried
revolverinrightsoonoreau
161of209
throughtheheisland,going
northe
rigideryalststaggered
intohiandthenstoppedtoothen,listeningintently,
ingthroughthetreesthesoundofvoices
andfootstepsapproachingus
heisdead,saidadeep,vibratingvoice
heisnotdead;heisnotdead,jabberedanother
wesaes
hullosuddenlyshoutedntgory,hullo,there
nfoundyousaidi,andgrippedpistol
thereongthe
interlacingvegetation,firsthere,thenthere,andthenhalf
adozenfacesappeared,strangefaces,litbyastrange
lightingdeagrohr
... </P></TD>
door,andtheretued
toishallgoafterhihesaidtheresanother
revolvericanleavehyoutotellyouthetruth,ifeel
anxioussohooreau
156of209
heobtainedtheyhand
onthetable;thenout,leavingarestlessntagionin
theairididnotsitlongafterheleft,buttookthe
revolverinhandandtothedoorway
theingillasdeathnotawhisperof
irring;theseahesky
ety,thebeayhalfexcited,half
feverishstate,thisstillnessofthingsoppresseditried
tole,andthetunediedahe
sendtithatingthenitotheerof
theenclosureandstaredinlandatthegreenbushthathad
serywhenwould
theyretu,andhohebeachalittle
greybeastnappeared,randootheersedge
andbegansplashingaboutistrolledbacktothedoorway,
thentotheeragain,andsobeganpacingtoandfro
likeasentinelupondutyonceiedbythe
distantvoiontgorybaooee
reauarecalesspainful,butveryhotigot
feverishandthirstyshadoeriched
thedistantfigureuntilitoreau
andntgoryneverretuthreeseabirdsbegan
fightingforsostrandedtreasuretheislandofdooreau
157of209
thenfroaraheenclosureihearda
pistolshotalongsilence,andthencaanotherthena
yellingalgapofsilence
unfortunateiginationsettoentthen
suddenlyashotclosebyitotheer,startled,
andsaery,hisfacescarlet,hishair
disordered,andthekneeofhistrouserstohisface
expressedprofoundnsteationbehindhilouched
thebeastn,ing,androundingsjawswere
soqueerdarkstains
hasheesaidntgory
reausaidino
godthenostsobbinggo
backin,hesaid,takingartheyredtheyre
allrushingaboutdcanhavehappenedidont
knoybreathese
brandy
ntgoryliedbeforeintotheroondsat
doselfdo
outsidethedooringlikeadogigot
ntgorysobrandyanderhesatstaringin
frontofhitnothing,reveringhisbreathafterso
nuteshebegantotelloreau
158of209
hehadfolloewasplain
enoughatfirstonacuntofthecrushedandbroken
bushes,thepusbandages,and
oearsofbloodontheleavesoftheshrubsand
undergrothetrack,hohestony
groundbeyondthestreaebeast
ndrinking,andlesslyward
shoutingreausnatheninghadetohibr >
carryingalighthatchetinghadseennothingofthe
puaffair;hadbeenfellingcalling
theye
throughtheundergrowth,
ed
ntgorybytheirstrangenesshehailedtheand
theyfledguiltilyhestoppedshoutingafterthat,andafter
etifartherinanundecidedway,
deteedtovisitthehuts
hefoundtheravinedeserted
groorealardeverynute,hebeganto
retracehisstepstheniteredthetwo
senihadseendanyarrival;
bloodstainedtheyouth,andintensely
excitedtheycacrashingthroughthefes,and
stoppedheoreau
159of209
hisetrepidation,andforthhtheyrushedat
hineverbeforehadabeastndaredtodothatone
heshotthroughthehead;ingflunghielfuponthe
other,andthetlinggothisbrute
underandery
shotthattooasitstrugglediningsgriphehadso
difficultyininducingingtoeon
thencetheyhadhurriedbacktoontheling
hadsuddenlyrushedintoathicketanddrivenoutan
undersizedoan,alsobloodstained,andla
throughahefootthisbrutehadrunalittle
ery
eansaidi
heshookhishead,andtuedonceretothe
brandytheislandofdooreau
160of209
xviiithefindingofreau
whenisaeryshirddoseof
brandy,itookituponselftointerferehewasalready
rethanhalffuddleditoldhihatsoseriousthing
sthavehappenedtoreaubythisti,orhewould
haveretuedbeforethis,andthatitbehovedusto
ascertaineryraised
sofeebleobjections,andatlastagreede
food,andthenallthreeofusstarted
itispossiblyduetothetensionofnd,atthe
ti,butevennohatstartintothehotstillnessofthe
tropipressioning
first,hisshoulderhunched,hisstrangeblackhead
vinghquickstartsashepeeredfirstonthissideof
theed;hisaxehehad
droppedanteeth
etofightingntgory
folloblingfootsteps,hishandsinhis
pockets,hisfacedouddled
sullennesseonayleftarbr >
yleft,andicarried
revolverinrightsoonoreau
161of209
throughtheheisland,going
northe
rigideryalststaggered
intohiandthenstoppedtoothen,listeningintently,
ingthroughthetreesthesoundofvoices
andfootstepsapproachingus
heisdead,saidadeep,vibratingvoice
heisnotdead;heisnotdead,jabberedanother
wesaes
hullosuddenlyshoutedntgory,hullo,there
nfoundyousaidi,andgrippedpistol
thereongthe
interlacingvegetation,firsthere,thenthere,andthenhalf
adozenfacesappeared,strangefaces,litbyastrange
lightingdeagrohr
... </P></TD>