doyouthinkareyou
infearofstill
ilookedathiandsaaefaced,e
hairedn,eyessaveforhisserenity,the
touhissettheislandofdooreau
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tranquillityandhisgnificentbuild,heghthavepassedsterangahundredotherfortableold
gentlenthenishiveredbyohis
sendquestion,ihandedhirevolverheither
hand
keepthehesaid,andsnatchedatayaood
up,staredatforant,andsledyouhavehad
tesleep
iladitsalleover
forant,thenoutbytheinnerdoor
iiediatelytuedthekeyintheouteroneisat
doeinakindofstagnantod,so
otionally,ntally,andphysically,thatiuldnotthinkbeyondthepointatethe
blackelikeaneyeatlasthan
effortiputoutthelightandgotintothehaockverysoonioreau
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xvnceingthebeastfolk
iy
nd,ontof
ackandtothe
doortoassureselfthatthekeyuedthenitriedthelyfixedthatthese
nlikecreaturesonsters,
regrotesquetravestiesofn,filledhavague
uncertaintyoftheirpossibilitieshan
anydefinitefear
atappingcaatthedoor,andiheardtheglutinousalingspeakingipocketedoneofthe
revolverskeepingonehanduponit,andopenedtohigooding,sair,hesaid,bringingin,inadditiontothecustoryherbbreakfast,anillokedrabbitntgoryfollohisrovingeyecaughtthe
positionofadhesledaskew
thepuoreau,
aryinhishabits,didnotjoinusi
talkederytoclearideasofthewayin
hebeastfolklivedinparticular,ito
knoannstersfallingtheislandofdooreau
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uponreauandntgoryandfroendingone
anotherheexplainedtothattheparativesafetyofreauandhielfitedntalspe
ofthesenstersinspiteoftheirincreasedintelligenceandthetendenalinstinctstoreawaken,
theyhadcertainfixedideasilantedbyreauintheirnds,aginationsthey
ised;hadbeentoldthatcertainthings
possible,andthatcertainthingstobe
done,andtheseprohibitionsothetexture
oftheidsbeyondanypossibilityofdisobedienceordispute
certaintters,hoinct
oreausnvenience,able
nditionaseriesofpropositionscalledthelawibadalreadyheardtheecitedbattledintheidshthedeepseated,everrebelliousal
naturesthislaheying,ifound,and
everbreakingbothntgoryandreaudisplayed
partiignorantofthetasteof
blood;theyfearedtheinevitablesuggestionsofthatflavoutgorytoldthatthelaially
angthefelinebeastpeople,becaoddlyweakenedaboutnightfall;thatthentheaniloreau
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thataspiritofadventuresprangupinthetthedusk,edtodreabr >
aboutbydaytothatioystalkingbytheleopardn,onthenightofarrivalbutduringtheseearlierdaysofstaytheybrokethelaivelyandafter
dark;inthedaylightthereosphereof
respeultifariousprohibitions
andhereperhapsiygiveafesabout
theislandandthebeastpeopletheisland,hwasofirregularoutlineandlayloheotal
area,isuppose,ofsevenoreightsquarelesitwasvolcanicinorigin,andhreesidesby
ralreefs;sofurolestothenorth
spring,heonlyvestigesoftheforcesthathadlongsinceoriginateditnohenafaintquiverof
earthquakeetistheascentof
thespireofskeultuousbygusts
ofsteabutthationoftheisland,
ntgoryinford,noberedratherre
thansixtyofthesestrangeoreausart,not
untingthesllestrositieshe
undergroanforaltogether
hehaddenearlyahundredandtanyhad
died,andothersliketheoreau
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ehadebyviolentendsin
anserysaidthatthey
actuallyboreoffspring,butthatthesegenerallydiedandstaedthe
hunforponthetherehe
inheritanancharacteristicsthe
feleserousthantheles,andliableto
onogathe
lawenjoined
thisdescriptionrrespondsinevery
respecttonoblesisle
cep
itpossiblefortodescribethesebeast
peopleindetail;eyehashadnotrainingindetails,andunhappilyioststriking,perhaps,intheir
generalappearancehedisproportionbethelegsofthesecreaturesandthelengthoftheirbodies;andyetsorelativeisourideaofgraceeyebeca
habituatedtotheirfor,andatlastievenfellinhtheirpersuasionthatohighswereungainly
anotherpointheforheheadand
thecluyandinhuncurvatureofthespineeventheapenlackedthatinoreau
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akesthehunfiguresogracefulsthadtheir
shouldershunshung
onspicuously
hairy,atleastuntiltheendoftiupontheislandthenextstobviousdefortyheirfaces,
alstallofalfordabout
theears,hlargeandprotuberantnoses,veryfurryorverybristlyhair,andoftenstrangelylouredorstrangelyplaanhad
achatteringtitterbeyondthesegeneralcharacterstheirheadsha
