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正文 第23节 文 / [美]H·G·威尔斯

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twdlittleinn;eachpreservedthequalityof

    itsparticularspecies:thehunrkdistortedbutdidnot

    hidetheleopard,theox,orthesoalor

    anils,froulded.the

    voices,too,variedexceedingly.thehandswerealways

    lford;andthoughsosurprisedbytheir

    uedhunappearance,alstall

    inthehedigits,cluyaboutthefingeails,

    andlaganytactilesensibility.

    thetostfordableanilny

    leopardnandacreaturedeofhyenaandswine.

    largerthanthesehethreebullcreatureswhopulled

    i.thencathesilveryhairyn,whowas

    alsothesayerofthelaling,andasatyrlikeoreau

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    ofapeandgoat.thereenanda

    san,arerhinoceroscreature,andseveral

    otherfelesascertain.there

    ures,abearbull,andasaint

    beardn.ihavealreadydescribedtheapen,and

    thereellingold

    andeofvixenandbear,ihatedfrohe

    beginning.sheobeapassioaryofthe

    laallercreaturesaindappledyouthsand

    littleslothcreature.butenoughofthiscatalogue.

    atfirstihadashiveringhorrorofthebrutes,feltalltoo

    keenlythattheyea

    littlehabituatedtotheideaoftheandreoveriwas

    affeerysattitudeto.hehad

    beensolongthathehadetardthebr >

    asalstnorlhunbeings.hislondondaysseed

    aglorious,iossiblepasttohionlyonayearor

    sodidhegotoaricatodealoreausagent,atrader

    inanilsthere.hehardlytthefiypeofnkind

    inthatseafaringvillageofspanishhen

    aboardship,hetold,seedatfirstjustasstrao

    histhebeasto,unnaturallylongin

    theleg,flatintheface,prointheforehead,

    suspioreau

    129of209

    liken:hishearthadedto,hethought,

    becausehehadsavedlife.ifanciedevehathe

    hadasneakingkindnessforsoofthesetarphosed

    brutes,avipathyeoftheir

    thatheattetedtoveilitfroeatfirst.

    ing,theblaerysattendant,

    thefirstofthebeastfolkihadenuntered,didnotlive

    allke

    thebackoftheenclosure.thecreaturearcelyso

    intelligentastheapen,butfarredocile,andthe

    sthunlookingofallthebeastfolk;and

    ntgoryhadtraiopreparefood,andio

    dischargeallthetrivialdostifficesthatwererequired.

    itplextrophyofreaushorribleskill,a

    bear,tai

    elaboratelydeofallhiscreatures.ittreated

    ntgoryhastraendeessaion.

    sotisheog,

    halfjoculaas,andsokeitcaperh

    extraordinarydelight;sotishereatit,

    especiallyafterhehadbeenatthe,

    beatingit,peltingithstoneshtedfusees.but

    uch

    astobenearhitheislandofdooreau

    130of209

    isayibecahabituatedtothebeastpeople,thata

    thousandthingsedunnaturalandrepulsive

    speedilybee.isuppose

    everythientheaverage

    hueofoursurroundings.ntgoryandreauwere

    toopeygeneraliressions

    ofhunitysy

    boviureshelaunchtreadingheavily

    throughtheundergroyselfasking,trying

    hardtoreereallyhun

    yokeltrudginghofroisicallabours;ori

    eetthefoxbearansvulpine,shiftyface,

    strangelyhuninitsspeculativeing,andeven

    igineihadtitbeforeinsocitybyway.

    yeteveryhebeastupon

    beyonddoubtordenial.anuglylookingn,a

    hunchbackedhunsavagetoallappearance,squatting

    intheapertureofohedens,s

    andyahstartlingsuddennessscissed

    incisorsandsabrelikees,keenandbrilliantasknives.

    orinsonarrohhatransitory

    daringintotheeyesofsolithe,ale

    figure,iodicrevulsion

    thatshehadslitlikepupils,langdooreau

    131of209

    curvingnailh

    her.itisacuriousthing,bythebye,forquite

    uoat,thattheseuresthe

    feles,ianhadintheearlierdaysofstayan

    instinctiveseheirosiness,and

    displayedinnsequenanregardfor

    thedee.theislandofdooreau

    132of209

    xvi.hohebeastfolktaste

    blood.

    inexperienceasae,andiwander

    frohethreadofstory.

    afterihadbreakfastedery,hetook

    aaroleandthesourceofthe

    hintoersihadblunderedon

    thepreviousday.bothofuscarriedwhipsandloaded

    revolvers.hroughaleafyjungleonourroad

    thither,squealing.oppedand

    listened,butore;alyon

    ourinds.

    ntgorycalledattentioainlittlepink

    anilshlonghihatleapingthroughthe

    undergroetheyadeofthe

    offspringofthebeastpeople,thatreauhadied.

    hehadfa,butarabbit

    likehabitofdevtheiryounghaddefeatedthis

    iion.ihadalreadyenunteredsoofthese

    yonlightflightfrohe

    leopardn,andonceduringpursuitbyreauon

    thepreviousday.byoreau

    133of209

    leaptintotheholecausedbytheuprootingofawind

    bloao

    catchit.itspatlikeacat,scratchedandkickedvigorously

    adeaobite;butits

    teethorethanapainlesspinch.

    itseedto

    ...
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