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lynotithepanionon
righthandtotheluryside
asthe
daytoday,thelaneofdevery
sesoloathsothatileftit,andgoingacross
theislanddeselfahovelofboughsadtheblack
ruinsofreauseneryofpain,i
found,stilldethatplacethesafestfrohebeastfolk
itpossibletodetaileverystepofthe
lapsingofthesensters,totellhohe
hunselanceleftthehoheygaveupbandagings
andlasteverystitchofclothing;
hobs;how
theirforeheadsfellaheirfacesprojected;hohe
quasihuninticyihadperttedselfe
ofthenthefirstnthoflonelinessbecaa
shudderinghorrortorecall
thechangeandfor
itcaong
thensafety,becausenojoltinthedownwardglidehad
releasedtheinalishat
oustedthehundaybydaybutibegantofearthattheislandofdooreau
196of209
soonnoustesaintbeardbrute
folloetotheenclosureeverynight,andhis
vigilanesinsothinglike
peaeshyandleft,
toongthetree
brancheshat
aininoneofthosehappyfalycagesh
aniltarsexhibit,ifthetaroleaveitfor
ever
ofursethesecreaturesdidnotdeclineintosuch
beastsasthereaderhasseeninzoologicalgardens,into
ordinarybears,igers,oxen,swine,andapes
thereethingstrangeabouteach;ineach
reauhadblendedthisanilhthatoneperhaps
herfelinechiefly,anotherbovine
chiefly;buteachaintedhothercreatures,akind
ofgeneralisedanilisppearingthroughthespecific
dispositionsandthedanity
stillstartledeverynoontary
recrudescenceofspeechperhaps,anunexpecteddexterity
oftheforefeet,apitifulattetto
itoosthaveundergonestrangechangesclothes
hungaboutasyellohroughs
shoetheislandofdooreau
197of209
ttedtogetheriaoldthatevennoyeyeshavea
strangebrightness,asovent
atfirstispentthedaylighthoursonthesouthward
beachchingforaship,hopingandprayingforashipi
untedontheipecacuanharetuingastheyearwore
on;butshenevercafivetisisahrice
ske;butnothingevertouchedtheislandialwayshada
bonfireready,butnodoubtthevolcanicreputationofthe
islandakentoacuntforthat
itberoroctoberthatibegan
tothinkofkingaraftbythattiaradhealed,
andbothhandsyserviceagainatfirst,i
foundhelplessnessappallingihadneverdoneany
carpentryorsuchlikeylife,andispentday
afterdayinexperintalongthe
treesihadnoropes,anduldhitonnothingh
tokeropes;noneoftheabundantcreepersseed
lierorstrongenough,andylitterofscientific
eduso
ispentrethanafortnightgrubbingangtheblack
ruinsoftheenclosureandonthebeachheboats
hadbeenbut,lookingfoailsandotherstraypiecesof
talthatghtproveofservicenoe
beastcreaturee,andgoleapingofforeau
198of209
easeasonofthunderstorand
heavyrain,yatlastthe
raftpleted
iedhitbuthacertainlackof
practicalsenseybane,ihad
deitaleorrefroheseandbeforeihad
draggeditdoothebeachthethinghadfallento
piecesperhapsitisaslaunching
it;butatthetiseryatfailuree
thatforsodaysisilypedonthebeach,and
staredattheerandthoughtofdeath
ididnot,hoeantodie,andanincident
occurredthateunstakablyofthefollyof
lettingthedayspassso,foreachfreshday
thebeastpeople
iheshadeoftheenclosurearing
outtosea,ethingld
touyheel,andstartingroundfoundthe
littlepinkslothcreatureblinkingintofacehehad
longsinovent,andthelank
hairofthelittlebrutegrehickereverydayandhis
stuyoaningnoise
yattention,alittle
etheislandofdooreau
199of209
atfirstididnotunderstand,butpresentlyitoccurred
tothatheetofollo;andthisididat
last,slohedaywhenhe
treeshe,forheuldtravelbetter
angtheirshanonthegroundand
suddenlyinatraledspaceicauponaghastlygroup
saintbeardcreaturelayontheground,dead;and
nearhisbodycrouchedthehyenashe
quiveringfleshisshapenclait,
andsnarlingonster
lifteditsglaringeyestone,itslipsblingback
frotsredstainedteeth,anditgroenacinglyit
ed;thelastvestigeofthe
huntainthadvanishediadvancedastepfarther,
stopped,andpulledoutrevolveratlastihadhiace
toface
thebrutedenosignofretreat;butitsears
back,itshairbristled,anditsbodycrouchedtogetheri
aidbetheeyesandfiredasididso,thething
rosestraightatinaleap,andikedoverlikea
ninepinitclutchedathitscrippledhand,and
strueifell
underthehindpartofitsbody;butluckilyihadhitasi
ant,andithaddiedevenasitleaptioreau
200of209
underitsuncleanbling,staringat
itsquiveringbodythatdangeratleastthis,
iknehefirstoftheseriesofrelapsesthat
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lynotithepanionon
righthandtotheluryside
asthe
daytoday,thelaneofdevery
sesoloathsothatileftit,andgoingacross
theislanddeselfahovelofboughsadtheblack
ruinsofreauseneryofpain,i
found,stilldethatplacethesafestfrohebeastfolk
itpossibletodetaileverystepofthe
lapsingofthesensters,totellhohe
hunselanceleftthehoheygaveupbandagings
andlasteverystitchofclothing;
hobs;how
theirforeheadsfellaheirfacesprojected;hohe
quasihuninticyihadperttedselfe
ofthenthefirstnthoflonelinessbecaa
shudderinghorrortorecall
thechangeandfor
itcaong
thensafety,becausenojoltinthedownwardglidehad
releasedtheinalishat
oustedthehundaybydaybutibegantofearthattheislandofdooreau
196of209
soonnoustesaintbeardbrute
folloetotheenclosureeverynight,andhis
vigilanesinsothinglike
peaeshyandleft,
toongthetree
brancheshat
aininoneofthosehappyfalycagesh
aniltarsexhibit,ifthetaroleaveitfor
ever
ofursethesecreaturesdidnotdeclineintosuch
beastsasthereaderhasseeninzoologicalgardens,into
ordinarybears,igers,oxen,swine,andapes
thereethingstrangeabouteach;ineach
reauhadblendedthisanilhthatoneperhaps
herfelinechiefly,anotherbovine
chiefly;buteachaintedhothercreatures,akind
ofgeneralisedanilisppearingthroughthespecific
dispositionsandthedanity
stillstartledeverynoontary
recrudescenceofspeechperhaps,anunexpecteddexterity
oftheforefeet,apitifulattetto
itoosthaveundergonestrangechangesclothes
hungaboutasyellohroughs
shoetheislandofdooreau
197of209
ttedtogetheriaoldthatevennoyeyeshavea
strangebrightness,asovent
atfirstispentthedaylighthoursonthesouthward
beachchingforaship,hopingandprayingforashipi
untedontheipecacuanharetuingastheyearwore
on;butshenevercafivetisisahrice
ske;butnothingevertouchedtheislandialwayshada
bonfireready,butnodoubtthevolcanicreputationofthe
islandakentoacuntforthat
itberoroctoberthatibegan
tothinkofkingaraftbythattiaradhealed,
andbothhandsyserviceagainatfirst,i
foundhelplessnessappallingihadneverdoneany
carpentryorsuchlikeylife,andispentday
afterdayinexperintalongthe
treesihadnoropes,anduldhitonnothingh
tokeropes;noneoftheabundantcreepersseed
lierorstrongenough,andylitterofscientific
eduso
ispentrethanafortnightgrubbingangtheblack
ruinsoftheenclosureandonthebeachheboats
hadbeenbut,lookingfoailsandotherstraypiecesof
talthatghtproveofservicenoe
beastcreaturee,andgoleapingofforeau
198of209
easeasonofthunderstorand
heavyrain,yatlastthe
raftpleted
iedhitbuthacertainlackof
practicalsenseybane,ihad
deitaleorrefroheseandbeforeihad
draggeditdoothebeachthethinghadfallento
piecesperhapsitisaslaunching
it;butatthetiseryatfailuree
thatforsodaysisilypedonthebeach,and
staredattheerandthoughtofdeath
ididnot,hoeantodie,andanincident
occurredthateunstakablyofthefollyof
lettingthedayspassso,foreachfreshday
thebeastpeople
iheshadeoftheenclosurearing
outtosea,ethingld
touyheel,andstartingroundfoundthe
littlepinkslothcreatureblinkingintofacehehad
longsinovent,andthelank
hairofthelittlebrutegrehickereverydayandhis
stuyoaningnoise
yattention,alittle
etheislandofdooreau
199of209
atfirstididnotunderstand,butpresentlyitoccurred
tothatheetofollo;andthisididat
last,slohedaywhenhe
treeshe,forheuldtravelbetter
angtheirshanonthegroundand
suddenlyinatraledspaceicauponaghastlygroup
saintbeardcreaturelayontheground,dead;and
nearhisbodycrouchedthehyenashe
quiveringfleshisshapenclait,
andsnarlingonster
lifteditsglaringeyestone,itslipsblingback
frotsredstainedteeth,anditgroenacinglyit
ed;thelastvestigeofthe
huntainthadvanishediadvancedastepfarther,
stopped,andpulledoutrevolveratlastihadhiace
toface
thebrutedenosignofretreat;butitsears
back,itshairbristled,anditsbodycrouchedtogetheri
aidbetheeyesandfiredasididso,thething
rosestraightatinaleap,andikedoverlikea
ninepinitclutchedathitscrippledhand,and
strueifell
underthehindpartofitsbody;butluckilyihadhitasi
ant,andithaddiedevenasitleaptioreau
200of209
underitsuncleanbling,staringat
itsquiveringbodythatdangeratleastthis,
iknehefirstoftheseriesofrelapsesthat
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