<TD></TD></TABLE>
oati
regnisedtheapen:ihadindeedalreadyidentified
hisvoice,andtheeshedbroured
erysboaththese
hetesandthatgrey,horribly
crookedcreaturehelahgreyhair
streangdoscheeks,heavygreyeyebrows,andgrey
loacentralpartinguponitssloping
forehead,aheavy,facelessthing,hstrangeredeyes,
lookingatusadstthegreentheislandofdooreau
162of209
foraspaontgory
hicughed,whosaidhewasdead
thenkeynlookedguiltilyatthehairygrey
thingheisdead,saidthisnstertheysaw
thereent,
atanyratetheyseedarickenandpuzzled
ery
beyond,andthegreycreaturepointed
istherealaanisitstill
tobethisandthatishedeadindeed
istherealaanineistherea
lahouotherhthewhip
heisdead,saidthehairygreythingandtheyall
stoodchingus
prendiery,tuinghisdulleyesto
hesdead,evidently
ihadbeenstandingbehindhiuringthislloquyi
begantoseehoisuddenlystepped
infrontofntgoryandliftedupvoice:
childrenofthelaling
tuedhissharpeyesonhehaschangedhisshape;
hehaschangedhisbody,ieyouwill
notseehiheisthere,ipointeduporeau
163of209
can,buthecanseeyou
fearthelaw
ilookedatthequarelytheyflinched
heisgreat,heisgood,saidtheapen,peering
fearfullyupongthedensetrees
andtheotherthingidended
thethingthatbled,andranscreangand
sobbing,thatisdeadtoo,saidthegreything,still
regarding
thatsery
theotherhthehegreything
wellsaidi
saidhewasdead
butntgoryillsoberenoughtounderstand
tiveindenyingreausdeathheisnotdead,
hesaidslooredeadthania
so,saidi,havebrokenthelaheywilldie
sohavediedshowusnoherehisoldbodylies,
thebodyhecastaoreneedofit
itisthisanhesea,saidthe
greything
andhthesesixcreaturesguidingus,
throughthetultoffesandcreepersandtreeste
toeayelling,aoreau
164of209
angthebranches,andalittlepinkhonculusrushed
byusshriekingiediatelyafterappearedansterin
headlongpursuit,bloodbedabbled,ongstus
alstbeforeheuldstophiscareerthegreything
leaptasideing,hasnarl,fleit,andruck
asidentgoryfiredandssed,bowedhishead,
thre,andtuedtorunifired,andthe
thingstillcaon;firedagain,pointblank,intoitsugly
faceisasfeaturesvanishinaflash:itsfacewasdriven
inyetitpassed,grippedntgory,andholding
hifellheadlongbesidehindpulledhiprawling
uponitselfinitsdeathagony
ifoundselfaloneling,thedeadbrute,and
theprostratenntgoryraisedhielfslowlyand
staredinaddledanbeside
hiitrethanhalfsoberedhihescraledtohis
feetthenisahegreythingretuingcautiously
throughthetrees
see,saidi,pointingtothedeadbrute,isthela
alivethiscaofbreakingthelaw
hepeeredatthebodyhesendsthefirethatkills,
saidhe,inhisdeepvoice,repeatingpartoftheritual
theothersgatheredroundandstaredforaspaoreau
165of209
atlastityofthe
islandeuponthegnautilatedbodyof
thepu,itsshoulderbonesshedbyabullet,and
perhapstyyardsfartherfoundatlast
reaulayfacedopledspaceina
canebrakeonehandostseveredattheand
hissilveryhairwasdabbledinbloodhisheadhadbeen
batteredinbythefettersoftheputhebrokencanes
beneathhiaredhbloodhisrevolverwe
uldnotfindntgorytuedhiverrestingat
intervals,andhthehelpofthesevenbeastpeoplefor
hean,oreaubacktothe
enclosurethenighteweheard
unseencreatureshoourlittle
band,andoncethelittlepinkslothcreatureappearedand
staredatus,andvanishedagainbutattacked
againatthegatesoftheenclosureourpanyofbeast
peopleleftus,inggoinghtherestked
ourselvesin,andthentookreausngledbodyinto
theyardandlaidituponapileofbrushhenwe
intothelaboratoryandputanendtoallwefound
livingtheretheislandofdooreau
166of209
xixntgorysbank
holiday
hisplished,andwehadwashedand
eaten,ntgoryandiylittleroond
seriouslydiseitwas
thenneardnightheostsober,butgreatly
disturbedinhisndhehadbeenstrangelyunderthe
influenoreauspersonality:idonotthinkithad
everothatreauulddiethisdisaster
epart
ofhisnatureinthetenorrenotonousyearshehad
spentontheislandhetalkedvaguely,ansy
questionscrookedly,ogeneralquestions
thissillyassofauddleitall
isihaventhadanylifeisgoingto
beginsixteenyearsbeingbulliedbynursesand
sastersattheirowill;fiveinlondon
grindinghardatdicine,badfood,shabbylodgings,
shabbyclothes,shabbyvice,ablunder,ididntknow
anybetter,andhustledofftothisbeastlyislandten
yearsheresitallfor,prendickarewebubbles
blooreau
167of209
itodealhsuchravingsthethingwe
havetothinkofno
thisisland
sthegoodofgettingaanoutcast
itojoinonitsallverywellforyou,
prendioreauhereto
havehisbonespickedasitisandbesides,will
beeofthedecentpartofthebeastfolk
well,saidi,
... </P></TD>
oati
regnisedtheapen:ihadindeedalreadyidentified
hisvoice,andtheeshedbroured
erysboaththese
hetesandthatgrey,horribly
crookedcreaturehelahgreyhair
streangdoscheeks,heavygreyeyebrows,andgrey
loacentralpartinguponitssloping
forehead,aheavy,facelessthing,hstrangeredeyes,
lookingatusadstthegreentheislandofdooreau
162of209
foraspaontgory
hicughed,whosaidhewasdead
thenkeynlookedguiltilyatthehairygrey
thingheisdead,saidthisnstertheysaw
thereent,
atanyratetheyseedarickenandpuzzled
ery
beyond,andthegreycreaturepointed
istherealaanisitstill
tobethisandthatishedeadindeed
istherealaanineistherea
lahouotherhthewhip
heisdead,saidthehairygreythingandtheyall
stoodchingus
prendiery,tuinghisdulleyesto
hesdead,evidently
ihadbeenstandingbehindhiuringthislloquyi
begantoseehoisuddenlystepped
infrontofntgoryandliftedupvoice:
childrenofthelaling
tuedhissharpeyesonhehaschangedhisshape;
hehaschangedhisbody,ieyouwill
notseehiheisthere,ipointeduporeau
163of209
can,buthecanseeyou
fearthelaw
ilookedatthequarelytheyflinched
heisgreat,heisgood,saidtheapen,peering
fearfullyupongthedensetrees
andtheotherthingidended
thethingthatbled,andranscreangand
sobbing,thatisdeadtoo,saidthegreything,still
regarding
thatsery
theotherhthehegreything
wellsaidi
saidhewasdead
butntgoryillsoberenoughtounderstand
tiveindenyingreausdeathheisnotdead,
hesaidslooredeadthania
so,saidi,havebrokenthelaheywilldie
sohavediedshowusnoherehisoldbodylies,
thebodyhecastaoreneedofit
itisthisanhesea,saidthe
greything
andhthesesixcreaturesguidingus,
throughthetultoffesandcreepersandtreeste
toeayelling,aoreau
164of209
angthebranches,andalittlepinkhonculusrushed
byusshriekingiediatelyafterappearedansterin
headlongpursuit,bloodbedabbled,ongstus
alstbeforeheuldstophiscareerthegreything
leaptasideing,hasnarl,fleit,andruck
asidentgoryfiredandssed,bowedhishead,
thre,andtuedtorunifired,andthe
thingstillcaon;firedagain,pointblank,intoitsugly
faceisasfeaturesvanishinaflash:itsfacewasdriven
inyetitpassed,grippedntgory,andholding
hifellheadlongbesidehindpulledhiprawling
uponitselfinitsdeathagony
ifoundselfaloneling,thedeadbrute,and
theprostratenntgoryraisedhielfslowlyand
staredinaddledanbeside
hiitrethanhalfsoberedhihescraledtohis
feetthenisahegreythingretuingcautiously
throughthetrees
see,saidi,pointingtothedeadbrute,isthela
alivethiscaofbreakingthelaw
hepeeredatthebodyhesendsthefirethatkills,
saidhe,inhisdeepvoice,repeatingpartoftheritual
theothersgatheredroundandstaredforaspaoreau
165of209
atlastityofthe
islandeuponthegnautilatedbodyof
thepu,itsshoulderbonesshedbyabullet,and
perhapstyyardsfartherfoundatlast
reaulayfacedopledspaceina
canebrakeonehandostseveredattheand
hissilveryhairwasdabbledinbloodhisheadhadbeen
batteredinbythefettersoftheputhebrokencanes
beneathhiaredhbloodhisrevolverwe
uldnotfindntgorytuedhiverrestingat
intervals,andhthehelpofthesevenbeastpeoplefor
hean,oreaubacktothe
enclosurethenighteweheard
unseencreatureshoourlittle
band,andoncethelittlepinkslothcreatureappearedand
staredatus,andvanishedagainbutattacked
againatthegatesoftheenclosureourpanyofbeast
peopleleftus,inggoinghtherestked
ourselvesin,andthentookreausngledbodyinto
theyardandlaidituponapileofbrushhenwe
intothelaboratoryandputanendtoallwefound
livingtheretheislandofdooreau
166of209
xixntgorysbank
holiday
hisplished,andwehadwashedand
eaten,ntgoryandiylittleroond
seriouslydiseitwas
thenneardnightheostsober,butgreatly
disturbedinhisndhehadbeenstrangelyunderthe
influenoreauspersonality:idonotthinkithad
everothatreauulddiethisdisaster
epart
ofhisnatureinthetenorrenotonousyearshehad
spentontheislandhetalkedvaguely,ansy
questionscrookedly,ogeneralquestions
thissillyassofauddleitall
isihaventhadanylifeisgoingto
beginsixteenyearsbeingbulliedbynursesand
sastersattheirowill;fiveinlondon
grindinghardatdicine,badfood,shabbylodgings,
shabbyclothes,shabbyvice,ablunder,ididntknow
anybetter,andhustledofftothisbeastlyislandten
yearsheresitallfor,prendickarewebubbles
blooreau
167of209
itodealhsuchravingsthethingwe
havetothinkofno
thisisland
sthegoodofgettingaanoutcast
itojoinonitsallverywellforyou,
prendioreauhereto
havehisbonespickedasitisandbesides,will
beeofthedecentpartofthebeastfolk
well,saidi,
... </P></TD>