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thirtyyardsoutbeforethe
ylyiuldseethe
intertidalcreaturesdartingafeet
anery
itued,standing
ntgorystoodpantingattherginoftheer
hisfaceredhexertion,hislongflaxenhair
blohishead,andhisdroppingherlipshowed
hisirregularteethreauingup,hisface
paleandfirandthedogathishandbarkedatboththeislandofdooreau100of209
nhadheavyherupthebeachstaredthe
beastn
idoingiaoingtodroyself,saidi
ntgoryandreaulookedateachotherwhy
askedreau
becausethatisbetterthanbeingtorturedbyyouitoldyouso,saidntgory,andreausaid
sothinginaloone
akesyouthinkishalltortureyouasked
reau
isahoseyonder
hushsaidreau,andhelduphishand
ien:arethey
no
ilookedpastinterlocutorsupthebeachwere
ing,ntgorysattendant,andoneofthee
stheboatfartherup,intheshadow
ofthetrees,isaylittleapen,andbehindhibr >sootherdiigures
and
raisingvoiorethatitghtreachthe
theyen,nlikeyourselves,youhave
infectedebestialtaint,nyouhave
enslaved,andyoustillfearyouoreau
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cried,pointingnoto
thebeastn,youendoyounotseethese
nstillfearyou,goindreadofyouhen,doyou
feartheouareny
forgodssake,ery,stopthat,
prendick
prendickcriedreau
theybothshoutedtogether,asiftodroyvoice;andbehindtheohestaringfacesofthebeast
n,edhandshangingdown,
theirshouldershuncheduptheyseed,asifancied,tobetryingtounderstand,toreer,ithought,
sothingoftheirhunpast
ieer,that
reauandntgoryuldbekilled,thattheywere
nottobefeared:thatheburdenofiputinto
theheadsofthebeastpeopleisaan
inthedarkrags,etontheeveningof
arrival,eoutfrongthetrees,andothers
follo,tohearbetteratlastforofbreath
ipaused
listentoforant,saidthesteadyvoiceof
reau;andthensayyouwill
oreau
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heughed,thought,thenshouted:latin,prendickbadlatin,schoolboylatin;buttryandunderstandhinonsunthones;suntaniliaquinoshabes
vivisectedahunisingprocessie
ashore
ilaughedaprettystory,saiditheytalk,buildhousestheyenitslikelyilleashore
theerjustbeyondandisdeepand
fullofsharks
thatsandsharppresently
inutehetooksothingoutofhispocket
thatflashedbackthesun,anddroppedtheobjectathisfeetthatsaloadedrevolver,saidhentgoryhereenohebeachuntil
youaresatisfiedthedistanceissafetheneandtaketherevolvers
notiyouhaveathirdbetweenyou
iyoutothinkoverthings,prendickinthefirstplace,ineveraskedyoutoeuponthisislandifweviviseen,notbeastsinthe
next,night,hadedto
ischief;andinthenext,no
paniontgory
herequiteuptotheoreau
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chasedyouforyourgoodbecausethisislandisfullofinicalphenonabesides,to
shootyouofferedtodrownyourself
ewheniwasin
thehut
sureofcatchingyou,andbringingyououtof
dangerafterthescent,foryour
good
iseditseedjustpossiblethenireered
sothingagainbutisaheenclosure
thata
lookhere,prendiery,youreasilly
asseoutoftheerandtaketheserevolvers,andtalkorethanoulddonow
ihatthen,andindeedalrusted
anddreadedreau;butntgoryanifelti
understood
goupthebeach,saidi,afterthinking,andadded,holdingyourhandsup
ontgory,hanexplanatory
nodoverhisshoulderundignified
gouptothetrees,then,saidi,asyouplease
itsadaedsillyontgorytheislandofdooreau
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bothtuedandfacedthesixorsevengrotesque
creatures,oodthereinthesunlight,solid,castingshadooving,andyetsoincrediblyunreal
ntgorycrackedhis,andforthh
theyalltuedandfledhelterskelterintothetrees;anderyandreauadistancei
judgedsufficient,ikedupand
exanedtherevolverstosatisfyselfagainstthesubtlesttripoflava,
andhadthesatisfactionofseeingthestonepulverisedandthebeachsplashedhleadstillihesitatedforant
illtaketherisk,saidi,atlast;andharevolverineachhandi
thatsbetter,saidreau,houtaffectationasitis,youhaveydayhyour
nfoundediginationandpt
iliated,heandntgorytuedand
e
theknotofbeastn,stilloodback
angthetreesipassedthesserenelyaspossibleonestartedtofolloe,butretreatedagainwhen
ntgorycrackedhisoreau
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ayoncehavebeenanils;butinever
beforesaaltryingtothinktheislandofdooreau106of209
xivdooreauexplains
andnoor
reau,sosoonasust
nfessthatyouarethestdictatorialguestieverentertainedihatthisisthelastishalldoto
obligeyouthenextthingyouthreatentot
suicideabout,ish
