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thiskneesirepeated
nd,yheartinuth,andadvanced
upontheoneknelt,thentheothertwo
ituedandohedeadbodies,keeping
facetouch
asanactorpassingupthestagefacestheaudience
theybrokethelayfootonthe
sayerofthelaoreau
179of209
ofthelaheotherhtheisthe
laeandsee
nonees,advancingand
peering
noneescape,saidithereforehearanddoasi
ndtheystoodup,lookingquestioninglyatone
another
standthere,saidi
ipickedupthehatchetsandsbytheirheads
froheslingofartuedntgoryover;
pickeduphisrevolverstillloadedintbers,and
bendingdoge,foundhalfadozencartridges
inhispocket
takehisaidi,standingupagainandpointingh
the,andinto
thesea
theycaforlystillafraidof
ntgory,butstillreafraidofcrackingred
efulingandhesitation,so
gingerly,
carriedhioothebeach,andsplashinginto
thedazzlingerofthesea
onsaidi,onoreau
180of209
theypitsandstoodregarding
letgo,saidi;andthebodyofntgoryvanished
ethingseedtotightenay
chest
goodsaidi,yvoice;andtheyca
baarginoftheer,
leavinglonghesilverattheers
edgetheystopped,tuingandglaringintotheseaas
thoughtheypresentlyexpeerytoarise
therefrondexactvengeance
nohese,saidi,pointingtotheotherbodies
theytookcarenottoapproachtheplacehey
hadthroeryintotheer,butinstead,
carriedthefourdeadbeastpeopleslantinglyalongthe
beachforperhapsahundredyardsbeforethey
andcasttheway
asidisposingofthengledreinsof
ing,iheardalightfootfallbehind,andtuing
quicklysahebighyenaswineperhapsadozenyards
adoeyeswerefixed
upon,hisstuyhandsclenchedandheldclosebyhis
sidehestoppedinthiscrouchingattitudeued,
hiseyesalittleavertedtheislandofdooreau
181of209
forantoodeyetoeyeidroppedthewhip
andsnatypoeanttokill
thisbrute,thestfordableofanyleftnohe
island,atthefirstexcuseityseereacherous,butsoi
oreafraidofhihanofany
otherthebeastfolkhisntinuedlifewasi
kneine
iyselfthen
criedi,salutebowdown
histeethflasheduponinasnarlhat
ishould
perhapsalittletoospasdicallyidreyrevolver,
aidquicklyandfirediheardhielp,sarun
sideissed,andclickedback
theckythuforthenextshotbuthewas
alreadyrunningheadlong,juingfroidetoside,andi
darednotriskanothersseverynohenhe
lookedbackatoverhisshoulderheslanting
alongthebeach,andvanishedbeneaththedrivingsses
ofdenseskethatthe
buingeiistoodstaringafter
hiituedtothreeobedientbeastfolkagainand
signalledtheodropthebodytheystillcarriedtheni
oreau
182of209
fallenandkickedthesanduntilallthebroains
wereabsorbedandhidden
idisssedthreeserfshahehand,and
ypistolin
hand,hrusththehatchetsintheslingof
ariobealone,tothinkoutthe
positioninhingthat
iorealisehatoverallthisisland
thereeouldbealoneand
seazingly
sincelanding,butiillinclinedtobenervousand
tobreakdostressifeltthatioughtto
yselfhthebeastpeople,
andkeselfsecureintheifidencebutheart
failedibacktothebeach,andtuingeastward
pastthebuingenadeforapointwherea
shalloofralsandranouttohereefherei
uldsitdoybayface
againstanysurpriseandthereisat,chinonknees,the
sunbeatingdoyheadandunspeakabledreadin
nd,plottinghothehourof
rescueifeverrescuecaitriedtoreviehe
lyasiuld,butitto
otiontheislandofdooreau
183of209
ibegantuingoverinndthereasonof
ntgorysdespairtheyhey
aresuretochangeandreau,oreau
hadsaidthestubbobeastfleshgrok
againthenicaroundtothehyenassure
thatifididnotkillthatbrute,heethe
sayerofthelaheyknewnow
thathehey
theelvesealready
outofthegreenssesoffesandpaloveryonder,
ehintheirspringhey
plottingagainsthehyenaselling
theyiginationeintoa
rassofunsubstantialfears
thoughtsurbedbyacryingofseabirds
hurryingtoeblackobjectthathadbeenstranded
bythehebeachneartheenclosureiknew
thatobjectihadnotthehearttogoback
anddrivetheffibeganhebeachinthe
oppositedirection,designingtoeroundtheeastward
eroftheislandandsoapproachtheravineofthehuts,
buscadesofthethickets
perhapshalfalealongthebeachibecaawareof
oneofthreebeastfolkadvancingoutofthelandoreau
184of209
bushestoeiyown
iginingsthatiiediatelydreyrevolvereventhe
propitiatorygesturesofthecreaturef
... </P></TD>
thiskneesirepeated
nd,yheartinuth,andadvanced
upontheoneknelt,thentheothertwo
ituedandohedeadbodies,keeping
facetouch
asanactorpassingupthestagefacestheaudience
theybrokethelayfootonthe
sayerofthelaoreau
179of209
ofthelaheotherhtheisthe
laeandsee
nonees,advancingand
peering
noneescape,saidithereforehearanddoasi
ndtheystoodup,lookingquestioninglyatone
another
standthere,saidi
ipickedupthehatchetsandsbytheirheads
froheslingofartuedntgoryover;
pickeduphisrevolverstillloadedintbers,and
bendingdoge,foundhalfadozencartridges
inhispocket
takehisaidi,standingupagainandpointingh
the,andinto
thesea
theycaforlystillafraidof
ntgory,butstillreafraidofcrackingred
efulingandhesitation,so
gingerly,
carriedhioothebeach,andsplashinginto
thedazzlingerofthesea
onsaidi,onoreau
180of209
theypitsandstoodregarding
letgo,saidi;andthebodyofntgoryvanished
ethingseedtotightenay
chest
goodsaidi,yvoice;andtheyca
baarginoftheer,
leavinglonghesilverattheers
edgetheystopped,tuingandglaringintotheseaas
thoughtheypresentlyexpeerytoarise
therefrondexactvengeance
nohese,saidi,pointingtotheotherbodies
theytookcarenottoapproachtheplacehey
hadthroeryintotheer,butinstead,
carriedthefourdeadbeastpeopleslantinglyalongthe
beachforperhapsahundredyardsbeforethey
andcasttheway
asidisposingofthengledreinsof
ing,iheardalightfootfallbehind,andtuing
quicklysahebighyenaswineperhapsadozenyards
adoeyeswerefixed
upon,hisstuyhandsclenchedandheldclosebyhis
sidehestoppedinthiscrouchingattitudeued,
hiseyesalittleavertedtheislandofdooreau
181of209
forantoodeyetoeyeidroppedthewhip
andsnatypoeanttokill
thisbrute,thestfordableofanyleftnohe
island,atthefirstexcuseityseereacherous,butsoi
oreafraidofhihanofany
otherthebeastfolkhisntinuedlifewasi
kneine
iyselfthen
criedi,salutebowdown
histeethflasheduponinasnarlhat
ishould
perhapsalittletoospasdicallyidreyrevolver,
aidquicklyandfirediheardhielp,sarun
sideissed,andclickedback
theckythuforthenextshotbuthewas
alreadyrunningheadlong,juingfroidetoside,andi
darednotriskanothersseverynohenhe
lookedbackatoverhisshoulderheslanting
alongthebeach,andvanishedbeneaththedrivingsses
ofdenseskethatthe
buingeiistoodstaringafter
hiituedtothreeobedientbeastfolkagainand
signalledtheodropthebodytheystillcarriedtheni
oreau
182of209
fallenandkickedthesanduntilallthebroains
wereabsorbedandhidden
idisssedthreeserfshahehand,and
ypistolin
hand,hrusththehatchetsintheslingof
ariobealone,tothinkoutthe
positioninhingthat
iorealisehatoverallthisisland
thereeouldbealoneand
seazingly
sincelanding,butiillinclinedtobenervousand
tobreakdostressifeltthatioughtto
yselfhthebeastpeople,
andkeselfsecureintheifidencebutheart
failedibacktothebeach,andtuingeastward
pastthebuingenadeforapointwherea
shalloofralsandranouttohereefherei
uldsitdoybayface
againstanysurpriseandthereisat,chinonknees,the
sunbeatingdoyheadandunspeakabledreadin
nd,plottinghothehourof
rescueifeverrescuecaitriedtoreviehe
lyasiuld,butitto
otiontheislandofdooreau
183of209
ibegantuingoverinndthereasonof
ntgorysdespairtheyhey
aresuretochangeandreau,oreau
hadsaidthestubbobeastfleshgrok
againthenicaroundtothehyenassure
thatifididnotkillthatbrute,heethe
sayerofthelaheyknewnow
thathehey
theelvesealready
outofthegreenssesoffesandpaloveryonder,
ehintheirspringhey
plottingagainsthehyenaselling
theyiginationeintoa
rassofunsubstantialfears
thoughtsurbedbyacryingofseabirds
hurryingtoeblackobjectthathadbeenstranded
bythehebeachneartheenclosureiknew
thatobjectihadnotthehearttogoback
anddrivetheffibeganhebeachinthe
oppositedirection,designingtoeroundtheeastward
eroftheislandandsoapproachtheravineofthehuts,
buscadesofthethickets
perhapshalfalealongthebeachibecaawareof
oneofthreebeastfolkadvancingoutofthelandoreau
184of209
bushestoeiyown
iginingsthatiiediatelydreyrevolvereventhe
propitiatorygesturesofthecreaturef
... </P></TD>