hi
eatar
length,sothatthelightfrohedoorfellonfacehbeensobusythatyouuntil
abouthalfanhouragoheledintotheroondset
dohedeckchairforawhileiwasblindedby
thelightthinkyouarttoexplore
thisislandofourshouttellingus,hesaid;andthen,ihullo
lastreiningstrengthslippedfroe,and
headfellforychestithinkhefoundacertain
satisfaebrandy
forgodssake,saidi,fastenthatdoor
youvebeenetingsoofourcuriosities,ehsaidhetheislandofdooreau
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heloeagainheasked
noquestions,butgavesorebrandyand
etoeatiateofllapse
hesaidsothingvagueabouthisforgettingtoe,andaskedbrieflythehouseandihad
seen
iansasbriefly,infragntarysentences
telleans,saidi,inastateborderingon
hysterics
itsnothingsoverydreadful,saidhebutithinkyouhavehadaboutenoughforonedaythepusuddenlygaveasharpyellofpainatthathesworeunderhisbreathiaed,saidhe,ifthisplaceisnotasbadasgoreet,hitscats
ntgory,saidi,e
afterabeastoran
ifyoudontsleeptonight,hesaid,youllbeoffyourheadtorrow
istoodupinfrontofhihatthingthat
caafteriasked
helookedsquarelyintheeyes,andtedhis
uthaskeedaniteda
nutebefore,youracunt,saidhe,
ihinkingitoreau
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ifeltagustofintenseirritation,hpassedasquicklyasitcaiflungselfintothechairagain,andpressedhandsonforeheadthepubeganoncere
ntgoryeandputhishand
onshoulderlookhere,prendick,hesaid,ihadnobusinesstoletyoudriftoutintothissillyislandofoursbutitsnotsobadasyoufeel,nyouervesare
egiveyousothingthatake
yousleepthatust
silygettosleep,orians
ididnotreplyiboyface
yhandspresentlyheretuedall
asurentainingadarkliquidthishegaveitookitunresistingly,andhehelpedintothehaocklewhileilay
flat,staringattheroofabovetherafters,iobserved,adeoutofthetiersofashipthenitued
head,andsaealpreparedforonthetablei
perceivedthatiberout
ofthehaock,y
intention,teuponallfours
onthefloor
igotupandsatdohefoodihadaheavy
feelinginhead,andonlythevaguestryatfirsttheislandofdooreau73of209
ofthethingsthathadhappenedoveighttheingbreezeblelythroughtheunglazedwindow,
andthatandthefoodntributedtothesenseofanilfortlythedoorbehind
thedoorinoheyardoftheenclosure
openedituedandsaerysface
allright,saidheirightfullybusyandheshutthedoor
afterhatheforgottorelockit
thenirecalledtheexpressionofhisfacethepreviousnight,anderyofallihadexperienced
renstrueevenasthatfearcaback
tocaacryfroitthe
aiputdoouthfulthathesitated
uponlips,andlistenedsilence,saveforthewhisperoftheingbreezeibegantothinkearshad
deceived
afteralongpauseiresudal,buty
earsstillvigilantpresentlyiheardsothingelse,veryfaintandloyattitudethoughit
ovedreprofoundlythanall
thatihadhithertoheardoftheabonationsbehindtheistakethistiinthequalityofthe
dibrokensounds;nodoubtatalloftheirsouroreau74of209
was
nobrutethisti;itanbeingintot
asirealisedthisirose,andinthreestepshadcrossedtherooseizedthehandleofthedoorintotheyard,andflungitopenbefore
prendiontgory,intervening
astartleddeerhoundyelpedandsnarledtherewasblood,isaescarletand
isltthepeculiarsllofcarbolicacidthenthroughanopendoorlightoftheshadow,
isaethingboundpainfullyuponafrawork,
scarred,red,andbandaged;andthenblottingthisoutappearedthefaoreau,eandterribleina
nthehadgrippedbytheshoulderhahand
thatearedred,hadteofffeet,and
flungheadlongbae
asthoughitlechildifellatfulllengthuponthefloor,andthedoorslaedandshutoutthepassionateintensityofhisfacetheniheardthekeytuinthelock,andntgorysvoiceinexpostulation
ruinthee,iheardreausay
hedoesnotunderstand,saidntgoryandother
thingsthatwereinaudible
ioreau
75of209
therestididnothearipickedselfupandstoodtreling,ndaosthorrible
sgivingsulditbepossible,ithought,thatsuchathingastheviviseenhe
questionshotlikelightningaultuoussky;andsuddenlytheyndndensedintoa
vividrealisationofooreau
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xithehuntingofthen
ityndhanunreasonablehopeof
esyroollopento
ioreau
hadbeenvivisectingahunbeingallthetisinceihadheardhisna,ihadbeentryingtolinkinnd
insooftheislandersh
hisabonations;andnohoughtisaallthe
ryofhishetransfusionofbloodrecurred
tothesecreaturesihadseensof
sohideousexperintthesesickeningsundrelshad
