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iahehardestjobtopreventthekanakas
deserting.finallytheydid;andsotheyacht.i
spentnydaysedugthebrute,altogetherihad
hiorthreeorfournths.itaughthiherudints
ofenglish;gavehideasofunting;evehe
thihealphabet.butatthatheoreau
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ivethidiotsslohasheet,
ntally;hadnoriesleftinhisndofhehad
been.arsehealed,andhewasno
longeranythingbutpainfulandstiff,andabletonverse
alittle,itookhionderandintroducedhiothe
kanakasasaingstowaway.
theyatfirst,sohow,
erather,fori;
buthisedsold,ahat
afteratitheyreceivedhindtookhiseducationin
haiveandadaptive,
andbuilthielfahovelratherbetter,itseedto,
thantheiroongtheboysa
bitofassionary,aaughtthethingtoread,orat
leasttopisorudintary
ideasofrality;butitseethebeastshabits
allthatisdesirable.
irestedfrodaysafterthis,andwasin
andtoeanatoftheo
englishphysiology.thenicauponthecreature
squattingupinatreeandgibberingatthekanakas
.ithreateoldhihe
inhunityofsuchaproceeding,arousedhissenseof
sha,andoreau
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oengland.ihavebeendoier.but
sohohethingsdriftbackagaiubbobeast
fleshgroeantodobetter
thingsstill.iantohat.thispu
butthatsthestory.allthekanakaboysaredeadnow;
onefelloverboardofthelaundonediedofa
ehplant
juice.threeaheyacht,andisupposeand
hopeheronewaskilled.well,i
havereplaeryuchasyou
aredisposedtodoatfirst,andthen
eoftheotheronesaidi,sharply,the
otherkanakawhowaskilled
thefaan
creaturesideathing.hehesitated.
yes,saidi.
ituand,saidi;doyou
antosay
itkilledthekanakasyes.itkilledseveralotherthings
thatitcaught.foraupleofdays.itonly
gotloosebyactiittogeta
ent.itwasa
lilessthing,hahorribleface,thathedalongthe
groundinaserpentinefashion.itrong,theislandofdooreau
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andininfuriatingpain.itlurkedinthee
days,u;aothe
northepartoftheisland,ayto
ontgoryinsisteduponingh
.thenhadarifle;andwhenhisbodywasfound,
ohebarrelsotheshapeofansand
verynearlybittenthrough.ntgoryshotthething.
afterthatistuanityexceptfor
littlethings.
hebecasilent.isatinsilenceghisface.
sofortyyearsaltogetheruntingnineyearsin
englandihavebeengoingon;andthereisstill
sothingihingidothatdefeats,kes
dissatisfied,etisi
riseabovelevel,sotisifallbelo;butalwaysi
fallshortofthethingsidreathehunshapeiget
noosthease,sothatitislitheandgraceful,or
thidstrong;butoftenthereistroublehthehands
andtheclahings,thatidarenotshapetoo
freely.butitisilegraftingandreshapingone
stneedsdotothebrainthattroublelies.the
intelligenceisoftenoddlylohunatableblank
ends,uedgaps.asatisfactoryofallis
sothingthatieoreau
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deterions.cravings,
instincts,desiresthatharunity,astrangehidden
reservoirtoburstforthsuddenlyandinuhewhole
beingofthecreaturehanger,hate,orfear.these
irangeandunytoyouso
soonasyoubegantoobservethebutto,justafteri
kethetheyseeobeindisputablyhunbeings.
itsafter,thatthepersuasionfades.
firstoneaniltrait,thenanother,creepstothesurface
andstaresoutat.butiei
dipaliviureintothebathofbuingpain,isay,
thistiial;thistiiwill
kearationalyoerall,isten
yearsnhavebeenahuhousandintheking.
hethoughtdarkly.butiarahefastness.
thispuoferasilendtheyrevert.as
soonashandistakenfrohehebeastbeginsto
creepback,beginstoassertitselfagain.an
silence.
thenyoutakethethingsyoukeintothosedens
saidi.
theygo.itutheutofeelthe
beastinthealytheyhere.theyall
dreadthishouseand.thereisakindoftravestyoftheislandofdooreau
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hunityoverthere.ntgoryknoit,forhe
interferesintheiraffairs.hehastrainedowoof
theoourservice.hesashadofit,butibelievehe
halflikessoofthosebeasts.itshisbusiness,notne.
theyonlysihasenseoffailure.itakeno
iintheifancytheyfollohelihe
kanakassionaryrkedout,andhaveakindof
ething
theycallthelansaboutallthiheybuild
theelvestheirdens,gatherfruit,andpullherbsrry
even.butiseethroughitall,seeintotheirverysouls,
aherenothingbutthesoulsofbeasts,beaststhat
perish,angerastoliveandgratifytheelves.
yettheyreodd;plex,likeeverythingelsealive.
thereisakindofup,partvanity,
partotion,partecuriosity.itonly
a.ihaveworked
hardatherheadandbrainandnoanding
upafteralonggapofsilence,duringhh
pursuedourohoughts,
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