relyintendedtokeepbaehtheir
displayofnfideneha
faterehorriblethandeath,htorture;andaftertorturethesthideousdegradationitispossibletoneoffalostsoul,abeast,totherestof
theirusrout
ilookedroundforsohingthenh
aninspirationituedoverthedeckchair,putfootonthesideofit,andtoreahesiderailithappenedthatanailcaahtheing,gavea
touchofdangertoanotheroreau
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stepoutside,andinntinentlyflungopenthedoorandfoundntgoryeanttolock
theouterdooriraisedthisnailedstiineandcutathisface;buthesprangbackihesitatedant,thentuedandfled,roundtheerofthehouseprendick,niheardhisastonishedan
anotheute,thoughti,andhee
loyfatehe
ergedbehindtheer,foriheardhihout,
prendie,shouting
thingsasheranthistirunningblindly,i
northeastyprevious
expeditiononce,asirunningheadlongupthe
beayshoulderandsatendant
iranfuriouslyuptheslope,overit,then
tuingeasther
sideilealtogether,
cheststraining,heartbeatinginears;andthenhearingnothingofntgoryorhisn,andfeelinguponthevergeofexhaustion,idoubledsharplybacktohebeachasijudged,andlaydoheshelter
ofae,too
fearfultove,andindeedtoofearfuleventoplanaurseofaoreau
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silentlyunderthesun,andtheonlysoundnearhethinhufsosllgnatsthathaddisvered
presentlyibecaahingsound,the
soughingoftheseauponthebeach
afteraboutanhouriheardntgoryshouting
na,faraethinkingof
planofactionasiinterpreteditthen,thisislandwasinhabitedonlybythesetorsandtheir
anilisedvictisoofthesenodoubttheyuld
pressintotheirserviceagainstifneedaroseiknewbothreauandntgorycarriedrevolvers;and,saveforafeeblebarofdealspikedallnail,therestace,ied
soilaystillthere,untilibegantothinkoffoodanddrink;andatthatthoughttherealhopelessnessofpositioneiking
anythingtoeatiooignorantofbotanytodisveranyresortofrootorfruitthatghtlieabout;ihadnoansoftrappingthefesupontheislandit
greoreituedtheprospectoveratlast
inthedesperationofposition,ndtuedtothe
anilnihadenuntereditriedtofindsohope
ineeredoftheintuireoreau
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ihadseen,andtriedtodraeauguryofassistancefroyry
thensuddenlyiheardastaghoundbay,andatthatrealisedaneetothink,orthey
ethen,butsnatchingupnailed
stihidingplacetohe
soundoftheseaireeragrohoyplants,
erged
bleedingandhtoclothesuponthelipofalong
creekopeningnorthstraightintotheer
inuteshesitation,hecreek,and
presentlyfindingselfkneedeepinalittlestreaiscraledoutatlastonthey
heartbeatingloudlyinears,creptintoatangleoffestoatheissueiheardthedogtherewasonlyone
draetothethostheni
heardnore,andpresentlybegantothinkihad
escaped
thenutespassed;thesilencelengthenedout,andatlastafteranhourofsecurityuragebegantoretutobythistiiuchterrifiedor
veryserableihad,asititofterror
anddespairifeltnoylifeicallylost,and
thatpersuasiondeoreau
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evenacertainoreaufacetoface;and
asihadeeredthatifiwere
toohardpressedatleastonepathofesent
stilllayopento,theyuldnotvery
droyselfihadhalfandtodroyself
then;butanoddoseetheureout,a
queer,iersonal,spectacularinterestinself,restrainedistretthepricks
ofthespinyplants,andstaredaroundatthetrees;and,sosuddenlythatitseedtojuoutofthegreen
trayeyeslituponablackfaceching
isaiancreatureetthe
launchuponthebeachheotheoblique
stefapalreeigrippedstick,andstoodup
facinghihebeganchatteringyou,you,you,wasalliulddistinguishatfirstsuddenlyhedroppedfrohetree,andinanothethefrondsapart
andstaringe
ididnotfeelthesarepugnancetohiscreatureyenuntershtheother
beastnyou,hesaid,intheboathean,
then,atleastasanasntgorys
attendant,forheuldtalk
yes,isaid,itheshiptheislandofdooreau
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ohhesaid,andhisbright,restlesseyestravelledover,tohands,tothestickicarried,tofeet,tothetatteredplacesinat,andthecutsandscratchesihadreedpuzzledat
sothinghiseyescabacktohandsheheldhis
oanduntedhisdigitsslowo,
three,four,fiveeigh
ididnotgrasphisaningthen;aftero
findthatagreatproportionofthesebeastpeoplehadlfordhands,laeseventhreedigitsbut
guessingthisee
thingbynse
satisfactionthenhissrovingglanceround
again;hedeasoventandvanishedthe
fefrondshehadstoodbetesogether,
ipushedout
