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ailedtodisare
hehesitatedasheapproached
goariedi
thereethingverysuggestiveofadoginthe
cringingattitudeofthecreatureitretreatedalittleway,
verylikeadogbeingsentho,andstopped,lookingat
iloringlyhcaninebrowneyes
goaenear
yinotenearyouitsaid
no;goayhen
puttingyteeth,istoopedforastone,and
hthatthreatdrovethecreatureaway
soinsolitudeicaroundbytheravineofthebeast
people,andhidingangthehat
separatedthiscrevicefroheseai
asappeared,tryingtojudgefroheirgesturesand
appearancehoery
andthedestructionofthehouseofpainhadaffected
theiknoy
urageuptothelevelofthedaallowed
ittoebbaighthavegrasped
thevaoreauandruledoverthebeasttheislandofdooreau
185of209
peopleasittheopportunity,andsanktothe
positionofareleaderangfellows
tocaandsquatted
baskinginthehotsandtheieriousvoicesofhunger
andthirstprevailedoverdreadicaoutofthe
bushes,and,revolverinhand,ohese
seatedfiguresone,auedherheadand
staredat,andthentheothersnoneattetedtorise
orsaluteifelttoofaintandoinsist,andilet
thentpass
iostapologetically,anddrawing
near
thereisfoodinthehuts,saidanoxboa,
dro
ipassedtheanddootheshadowand
odoursofthealstdesertedravineinanetyhuti
feastedonsospeckedandhalfdecayedfruit;andthen
afterihadproppedsobranchesandsticksaboutthe
opening,andplacedselfyfacetoand
handuponrevolver,theexhaustionofthelast
thirtyhoursclaiditsooalight
sluer,hopingthatthefliybarricadeihaderected
ovaltosavefrobr >
surprisetheislandofdooreau
186of209
xxithereversionofthebeast
folk
inthiseoneangthebeastpeoplein
theislandofdooreauwheniawasdark
aboutarchedinitsbandagesisatup,
ightbeiheardarsevoices
talkingoutsidethenisaybarricadehadgone,
andthattheopeningofthehutstoodclearrevolver
yhand
iheardsothingbreathing,saethingcrouched
togethereiheldbreath,tryingtosee
ovesloinablythen
sothingsoftandandistpasseday
handallsclesntractedisnatchedhand
abeganandythroat
thenijustrealisedhadhappenedsufficientlytostay
fingersontherevolver
hatisaidinahoarseherevolver
stillpointed
ister
oreau
187of209
theysaythereisnosteoiknow,iknow
icarriedthebodiesintothesea,oheseathe
bodiesofthoseyousleyourslave,ster
areyoutheoneitonthebeachiasked
thesa,ster
thethingight
havefallenuponasisleptitisending
handforanotherlickingkissibegantorealiseits
presenyurageflowed
heothersiasked
theyared;theyarefools,saidthedogn
evennoheytalktogetherbeyondtheretheysay,
thesterisdeadtheotherhthewhipisdead
thatotherheseaisaswearewehave
noster,noorethere
isanendhelbutthereis
nopain,noster,noheysay
butiknoaster,iknow
ifeltinthedarkness,andpattedthedognshead
itiswell,isaidagain
presentlyyouall,saidthedogn
presently,iansall,after
oreau
188of209
oneoftheavethoseyouspare,everyoneofthehall
beslain
asterasterkills,said
thedognhacertainsatisfactioninhisvoice
andthattheirsinsygrolivein
theirfollyuntiltheirtiisripelettheotknohat
iahester
thestersan,h
thereadytactofhiscanineblood
butonehassinned,saidihiwillkill,whenever
iyethioyou,thatishe,seethat
youfalluponhiandnoenand
enbledtogether
foranttheopeningofthehutkenedby
theexitofthedognthenifollooodup,
alstintheexactspotwhereihadbeenwhenihad
heardreauandhisstaghoundpursuingbutno
iastiewas
black;andbeyond,insteadofagreen,sunlitslope,isawa
redfire,beforeoved
toandfrofartherhethicktrees,abankof
darkness,fringedabovehtheblacklaceoftheupper
branchestheonridingupontheedgeofthe
ravine,andlikeabaraoreau
189of209
vapourthatingfrohefurolesof
theisland
e,saidi,nervingself;andsidebyside
henarroakinglittleheedofthe
dihingsthatpeeredatusoutofthehuts
noneaboutthefireattetedtosalutestof
theisregarded,ostentatiouslyilookedroundfor
thehyenashetherealtogether,
perhapstyofthebeastfolksquatted,staringintothe
fireortalkingtooneanother
heisdead,heisdeadthesterisdeadsaidthe
voiantotherightofthehouseof
painthereisnohouseofpain
heisnotdead,saidi,inaloudvoiceevennowhe
chesus
thisstartledthete
thehouseofpainisgone,saidiiteagain
thesteryoucannotsee;yetevennoens
angyou
true,truesaidthedogn
theyyassuranceananily
beferoan
totellalietheislandofdooreau
190o
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ailedtodisare
hehesitatedasheapproached
goariedi
thereethingverysuggestiveofadoginthe
cringingattitudeofthecreatureitretreatedalittleway,
verylikeadogbeingsentho,andstopped,lookingat
iloringlyhcaninebrowneyes
goaenear
yinotenearyouitsaid
no;goayhen
puttingyteeth,istoopedforastone,and
hthatthreatdrovethecreatureaway
soinsolitudeicaroundbytheravineofthebeast
people,andhidingangthehat
separatedthiscrevicefroheseai
asappeared,tryingtojudgefroheirgesturesand
appearancehoery
andthedestructionofthehouseofpainhadaffected
theiknoy
urageuptothelevelofthedaallowed
ittoebbaighthavegrasped
thevaoreauandruledoverthebeasttheislandofdooreau
185of209
peopleasittheopportunity,andsanktothe
positionofareleaderangfellows
tocaandsquatted
baskinginthehotsandtheieriousvoicesofhunger
andthirstprevailedoverdreadicaoutofthe
bushes,and,revolverinhand,ohese
seatedfiguresone,auedherheadand
staredat,andthentheothersnoneattetedtorise
orsaluteifelttoofaintandoinsist,andilet
thentpass
iostapologetically,anddrawing
near
thereisfoodinthehuts,saidanoxboa,
dro
ipassedtheanddootheshadowand
odoursofthealstdesertedravineinanetyhuti
feastedonsospeckedandhalfdecayedfruit;andthen
afterihadproppedsobranchesandsticksaboutthe
opening,andplacedselfyfacetoand
handuponrevolver,theexhaustionofthelast
thirtyhoursclaiditsooalight
sluer,hopingthatthefliybarricadeihaderected
ovaltosavefrobr >
surprisetheislandofdooreau
186of209
xxithereversionofthebeast
folk
inthiseoneangthebeastpeoplein
theislandofdooreauwheniawasdark
aboutarchedinitsbandagesisatup,
ightbeiheardarsevoices
talkingoutsidethenisaybarricadehadgone,
andthattheopeningofthehutstoodclearrevolver
yhand
iheardsothingbreathing,saethingcrouched
togethereiheldbreath,tryingtosee
ovesloinablythen
sothingsoftandandistpasseday
handallsclesntractedisnatchedhand
abeganandythroat
thenijustrealisedhadhappenedsufficientlytostay
fingersontherevolver
hatisaidinahoarseherevolver
stillpointed
ister
oreau
187of209
theysaythereisnosteoiknow,iknow
icarriedthebodiesintothesea,oheseathe
bodiesofthoseyousleyourslave,ster
areyoutheoneitonthebeachiasked
thesa,ster
thethingight
havefallenuponasisleptitisending
handforanotherlickingkissibegantorealiseits
presenyurageflowed
heothersiasked
theyared;theyarefools,saidthedogn
evennoheytalktogetherbeyondtheretheysay,
thesterisdeadtheotherhthewhipisdead
thatotherheseaisaswearewehave
noster,noorethere
isanendhelbutthereis
nopain,noster,noheysay
butiknoaster,iknow
ifeltinthedarkness,andpattedthedognshead
itiswell,isaidagain
presentlyyouall,saidthedogn
presently,iansall,after
oreau
188of209
oneoftheavethoseyouspare,everyoneofthehall
beslain
asterasterkills,said
thedognhacertainsatisfactioninhisvoice
andthattheirsinsygrolivein
theirfollyuntiltheirtiisripelettheotknohat
iahester
thestersan,h
thereadytactofhiscanineblood
butonehassinned,saidihiwillkill,whenever
iyethioyou,thatishe,seethat
youfalluponhiandnoenand
enbledtogether
foranttheopeningofthehutkenedby
theexitofthedognthenifollooodup,
alstintheexactspotwhereihadbeenwhenihad
heardreauandhisstaghoundpursuingbutno
iastiewas
black;andbeyond,insteadofagreen,sunlitslope,isawa
redfire,beforeoved
toandfrofartherhethicktrees,abankof
darkness,fringedabovehtheblacklaceoftheupper
branchestheonridingupontheedgeofthe
ravine,andlikeabaraoreau
189of209
vapourthatingfrohefurolesof
theisland
e,saidi,nervingself;andsidebyside
henarroakinglittleheedofthe
dihingsthatpeeredatusoutofthehuts
noneaboutthefireattetedtosalutestof
theisregarded,ostentatiouslyilookedroundfor
thehyenashetherealtogether,
perhapstyofthebeastfolksquatted,staringintothe
fireortalkingtooneanother
heisdead,heisdeadthesterisdeadsaidthe
voiantotherightofthehouseof
painthereisnohouseofpain
heisnotdead,saidi,inaloudvoiceevennowhe
chesus
thisstartledthete
thehouseofpainisgone,saidiiteagain
thesteryoucannotsee;yetevennoens
angyou
true,truesaidthedogn
theyyassuranceananily
beferoan
totellalietheislandofdooreau
190o
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