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thatorrowivebeen
thinkingightkethatbrushoapyreand
buhisbodyandthoseotherthingsthenwill
happenhthebeastfolk
idontknoadeofbeasts
ofpreyakesillyassesoftheelvessoonerorlater
assacrethelotcanhats
yourhunitybuttheyllchangethey
aresuretochange
hetalkedthusinnclusivelyuntilatlastifelt
teergoing
daationheexine;
inahanyouareandhe
gotup,andforthebrandydrinkhesaid
retuing,youlogicchopping,chalkyfacedsaintofan
atheist,drinktheislandofdooreau
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noti,saidi,andsatgriychinghisfaceunder
theyelloselfintoa
garruloussery
ihavearyofinfinitetediuheo
audlindefenling
ing,hesaid,heonlythingthathadeverreally
andsuddenlyanidea
iaedsaidhe,staggeringtohisfeetand
clutchingthebrandybottle
bysoflashofintuitionikneitwashe
intendedyoudontgivedrinktothatbeastisaid,rising
andfacinghi
beastsaidheyourethebeasthetakeshisliquor
likeachristianeoutofthek
forgodssake,saidi
getoutofthewayheroared,andsuddenly
hisrevolver
veryindedtofall
uponhisheputhishanduponthelatch,butdeterred
bythethoughtofuselessaryouvedeabeastof
yourself,tothebeastsyouygo
heflungthedoore
betplightandthepallidglareofthetheislandofdooreau
169of209
on;hiseyesocketschesofblackunderhis
stubblyeyebrows
youreasoleprig,prendick,asillyassyoure
alheedgeofthings
ioundtoorrogoingtohave
adaedbankholidaytonighthetuedand
outintotheonlightinghecried;ing,old
friend
threedireaturesinthesilverylightcaalongthe
edgeoftheeure,
theothertchesofblacknessfollothey
halted,staringthenisalingshunchedshouldersas
hecaroundtheerofthehouse
drinkery,drink,youbrutesdrink
andbendae,ihecleverestreauforgot
this;thisisthelasttouchdrink,itellyouandwaving
thebottleinhishandhestartedoffatakindofquicktrot
totheselfbetand
thethreedireatureswhofollowed
itothedoorinctin
thestoftheonlightbeforentgoryhaltedi
saadnisteradoseoftheraling,
andsaeltintoonevaguepatoreau
170of209
singiheardntgoryshout,singalltogether,
nfoundoldprendickthatsright;nowagain,
nfoundoldprendick
theblackgroupbrokeupintofiveseparatefigures,
andalongthebandof
shiningbeacheachhohisowill,
yelpinginsultsat,orgivingeverotherventthis
neandedpresentlyiheard
ntgorysvoiceshouting,righttuandthey
passedhtheirshoutsandhootheblacknessof
thelandreessloheyrecededinto
silence
thepeacefulsplendourofthenighthealedagainthe
oneridianandtravellingdohe
ititsfull,andverybrightridingthroughthe
etyblueskytheshadohewalllay,ayardwide
andofinkyblackness,atfeettheeastwardseawasa
featurelessgrey,darkandsterious;andbethesea
andtheshadohegreysandsofvolcanicglassand
onds
behindtheparaffinelaflaredhotandruddy
thenishutthedoor,lockedit,andintothe
enclosures,the
staghoundsandthellaandsootheroreau
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brutes,assivefacecalvenafterhisterrible
death,andhthehardeyesopen,staringatthedead
oonaboveisatdoheedgeofthesink,
andyeyesuponthatghastlypileofsilverylightand
onousshadoyplansinthe
ingieprovisionsinthedingey,
andaftersettingfiretothepyrebefore,pushoutinto
thedesolationofthehighseaoncereifeltthatfor
ntgorytherehatheruth,half
akintothesebeastfolk,unfittedforhunkindred
idonotknoingitst
havebeenanhourorsothenplanningwas
interruptedbytheretuofntgoryto
neighbourhoodiheardayellingfroanythroats,a
tultofexultantcriespassingdoohebeach,
edto
etoastopneartheersedgetheriotroseand
fell;iheardheavybloashof
ethenadisrdant
chantingbegan
thoughtsyansofescapeigot
up,broughtthela,andintoashedtolookat
sokegsihadseentherethenibecainterestedin
thententsofsobiscuittins,andopenedoneisaoreau
172of209
sothingoutofthetailofeye,aredfigure,and
tuedsharply
behindlaytheyard,vividlyblackandeinthe
onlight,andthepileofsonh
reauandhistilatedvictilay,oneoveranother
theyseedtobegrippingoneanotherinonelast
revengefulgrapplehis,and
thebloodthathaddrippedlayinblackpatchesuponthe
sandthenisay
phantoaruddygloeanddancedand
upontheisinterpretedthis,fanciedit
yflickeringla,andtuedagainto
thestoresintheshedigingangthe
asednuld,findingthisnvenient
thingandthat,andputtingthesidefortorrows
launentsepassed
quie
thechantingdieddoour;
thenitbeganagain,andsuddenlybrokeintoatulti
heardorereasoundlikequarrelling,and
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thatorrowivebeen
thinkingightkethatbrushoapyreand
buhisbodyandthoseotherthingsthenwill
happenhthebeastfolk
idontknoadeofbeasts
ofpreyakesillyassesoftheelvessoonerorlater
assacrethelotcanhats
yourhunitybuttheyllchangethey
aresuretochange
hetalkedthusinnclusivelyuntilatlastifelt
teergoing
daationheexine;
inahanyouareandhe
gotup,andforthebrandydrinkhesaid
retuing,youlogicchopping,chalkyfacedsaintofan
atheist,drinktheislandofdooreau
168of209
noti,saidi,andsatgriychinghisfaceunder
theyelloselfintoa
garruloussery
ihavearyofinfinitetediuheo
audlindefenling
ing,hesaid,heonlythingthathadeverreally
andsuddenlyanidea
iaedsaidhe,staggeringtohisfeetand
clutchingthebrandybottle
bysoflashofintuitionikneitwashe
intendedyoudontgivedrinktothatbeastisaid,rising
andfacinghi
beastsaidheyourethebeasthetakeshisliquor
likeachristianeoutofthek
forgodssake,saidi
getoutofthewayheroared,andsuddenly
hisrevolver
veryindedtofall
uponhisheputhishanduponthelatch,butdeterred
bythethoughtofuselessaryouvedeabeastof
yourself,tothebeastsyouygo
heflungthedoore
betplightandthepallidglareofthetheislandofdooreau
169of209
on;hiseyesocketschesofblackunderhis
stubblyeyebrows
youreasoleprig,prendick,asillyassyoure
alheedgeofthings
ioundtoorrogoingtohave
adaedbankholidaytonighthetuedand
outintotheonlightinghecried;ing,old
friend
threedireaturesinthesilverylightcaalongthe
edgeoftheeure,
theothertchesofblacknessfollothey
halted,staringthenisalingshunchedshouldersas
hecaroundtheerofthehouse
drinkery,drink,youbrutesdrink
andbendae,ihecleverestreauforgot
this;thisisthelasttouchdrink,itellyouandwaving
thebottleinhishandhestartedoffatakindofquicktrot
totheselfbetand
thethreedireatureswhofollowed
itothedoorinctin
thestoftheonlightbeforentgoryhaltedi
saadnisteradoseoftheraling,
andsaeltintoonevaguepatoreau
170of209
singiheardntgoryshout,singalltogether,
nfoundoldprendickthatsright;nowagain,
nfoundoldprendick
theblackgroupbrokeupintofiveseparatefigures,
andalongthebandof
shiningbeacheachhohisowill,
yelpinginsultsat,orgivingeverotherventthis
neandedpresentlyiheard
ntgorysvoiceshouting,righttuandthey
passedhtheirshoutsandhootheblacknessof
thelandreessloheyrecededinto
silence
thepeacefulsplendourofthenighthealedagainthe
oneridianandtravellingdohe
ititsfull,andverybrightridingthroughthe
etyblueskytheshadohewalllay,ayardwide
andofinkyblackness,atfeettheeastwardseawasa
featurelessgrey,darkandsterious;andbethesea
andtheshadohegreysandsofvolcanicglassand
onds
behindtheparaffinelaflaredhotandruddy
thenishutthedoor,lockedit,andintothe
enclosures,the
staghoundsandthellaandsootheroreau
171of209
brutes,assivefacecalvenafterhisterrible
death,andhthehardeyesopen,staringatthedead
oonaboveisatdoheedgeofthesink,
andyeyesuponthatghastlypileofsilverylightand
onousshadoyplansinthe
ingieprovisionsinthedingey,
andaftersettingfiretothepyrebefore,pushoutinto
thedesolationofthehighseaoncereifeltthatfor
ntgorytherehatheruth,half
akintothesebeastfolk,unfittedforhunkindred
idonotknoingitst
havebeenanhourorsothenplanningwas
interruptedbytheretuofntgoryto
neighbourhoodiheardayellingfroanythroats,a
tultofexultantcriespassingdoohebeach,
edto
etoastopneartheersedgetheriotroseand
fell;iheardheavybloashof
ethenadisrdant
chantingbegan
thoughtsyansofescapeigot
up,broughtthela,andintoashedtolookat
sokegsihadseentherethenibecainterestedin
thententsofsobiscuittins,andopenedoneisaoreau
172of209
sothingoutofthetailofeye,aredfigure,and
tuedsharply
behindlaytheyard,vividlyblackandeinthe
onlight,andthepileofsonh
reauandhistilatedvictilay,oneoveranother
theyseedtobegrippingoneanotherinonelast
revengefulgrapplehis,and
thebloodthathaddrippedlayinblackpatchesuponthe
sandthenisay
phantoaruddygloeanddancedand
upontheisinterpretedthis,fanciedit
yflickeringla,andtuedagainto
thestoresintheshedigingangthe
asednuld,findingthisnvenient
thingandthat,andputtingthesidefortorrows
launentsepassed
quie
thechantingdieddoour;
thenitbeganagain,andsuddenlybrokeintoatulti
heardorereasoundlikequarrelling,and
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