antgoryrevolverin
hand
forantistoodhorrorstruckituedandsaw
thepassagebehindblockedbyanotherheavybrute,hahugegreyfaceandttleeyes,advancing
toeilookedroundandsae
andahalfdozenyardsinfrontofanarrohe
hroughslantedintothe
shadows
stopcriedreauasistrodetohis,andthen,
holdhibr >
atthat,firstonefacetuedtoeandthen
otherstheirbestialndsy
shoulderintoacluynsteruingtosee
eant,andflunghioroanother
ifelthishandsflyround,clutchingatandssingthelittlepinkslothcreaturedashedat,andigasheddoystickandinanother
nuteblingupasteepsidepathway,akindof
slopingchiey,outoftheravineiheardahowlbehind,andholdhindthegrey
facedcreatureappearedbehindandjaedhishugebulkintothecleftgoongoontheyhowledi
oreau
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uponthesulphuronthehevillageof
thebeastn
thatgape,forthe
narroney,slantingobliquelyupusthave
iededthenearerpursuersiranovertheespaceanddoeepslope,throughascatteredgrowthoftrees,andcatoaloretchoftallreeds,throughoadark,thickundergrohatblack
andsuy
forestpursuersergedfrohegapibrokeway
throughthisundergroenutestheair
behindandabouthreatening
ypursuersinthegapupthe
slope,thenthecrashingofthereeds,andeverynowandthentheeofthecreatures
roaredlikeexcitedbeastsofpreythestaghoundyelpedtotheleftiheardreauandntgoryshoutingin
thesadireed
toeventhenthatiheardntgoryshoutingfor
torunforlife
presentlythegroundgaveriyfeet;
butieandheadlongintoit,struggled
throughkneedeep,andsocatoaong
tallypursuerspassedaytheislandofdooreau96of209
leftinoneplaals,
aboutthesizeofyfootstepsthis
pathheropenspacevered
heincrustation,andplungedintoacanebrakeagainthensuddenlyittuedparallelhtheedgeofasteepehouthe
hahaofanenglishpark,tuedhanunexpected
abruptnessiyght,andi
neversahisdropuntilihrough
theair
ifellonforearandhead,angthos,androse
hatoearandbleedingfaceihadfallenintoa
preist
einhanarrow
streaetfrostcaanderingdown
thecentreionishedatthisthinfoginthefullblazeofdaylight;butihadnotitostandheni
tuedtoright,do,hopingtoetothe
seainthatdireyodrown
selfity
nailedstickinfall
presentlytheravinegree,and
ijuedoutagain
prettyquioreau
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tootheredriftinguponits
ilingostiediatelycaatuinthe
ravine,andtheindistinctbluehorizonthenearerseawasflashingthesunfroriadfacetsisaydeath
before;buti
bloodoozingoutonfaceandrunningpleasantlythroughveinsifeltrethanatouchofexultationtoo,athavingdistancedpursuersite
thentogooutanddroyselfyetistaredbackthee
ilistenedsaveforthehufthegnatsandthechirpofsosllinseongthethos,the
airetheyelpofadog,very
faint,andachatteringandgibbering,thesnapofawhip,andvoicestheygrehenfainteragainthe
noiserecededupthestreandfadedawayforawhilethechaseuchhopeof
helpforlayinthebeastpeopletheislandofdooreau98of209
xiiiaparley
ituedagainandondoohesea
ifoundthehotstrearoadenedouttoashallow,weedysand,inhanabundanceofcrabsandlongbodied,nyleggedyfootfalliwalked
totheveryedgeofthesalter,andthenifeltiwassafeituedandstared,arakio,atthethickgreenbehind,intoyravinecutlikea
skinggashbut,asisay,ient
andatruesaying,thoughthosewhohaveneverknowndangerydoubtittoodesperatetodie
thenitcaintoheadthattherehance
beforeyeteryandtheir
bestialrabbleightinotgo
roundthebeaakea
flankr,infact,andthenharock
luggedoutoftheirlooselybuiltashin
theloallerdoorandseeiuldfind
knife,pistol,orhhey
retueditethingtotry
soituedtothehe
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eyestheslightpacifictideha
gentleripplepresentlytheshorefellahward,andthesunyrighthandthensuddenly,
farinfrontof,isaoneandthenseveralfiguresergingfrohebushes,reau,hhisgrey
staghound,thenntgory,andthersatthati
stopped
theysae,andbegangesticulatingandadvancingistoodapproachthete
runningforeofffroheundergrowth,
inlandntgoryca,runningalso,butstraight
toereaufollohthedog
atlastirousedselffroyinaction,andtuing
searaightintotheertheerwas
veryshallofirstiwas
