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www.lizi.twttingthecurvedinstruntfallto
hissideagain.
iediatelytherehroughtheyellow
thedensegreenjungle
thatrkedtherassthroughhe
previousday.thenatthreeorfourpointsontheedgeof
thesulphurousareaappearedthegrotesqueforofthe
beastpeoplehurryingtohelpa
creepinghorror,asiperceivedfirstohenanother
trotoutfrohetreesorreedsandeshalingalong
overthehotdust.butreauandntgorystood
.
firsttoarrivehesatyr,strangelyunrealforallthat
hecastashadoossedthedusthhishoofs.after
hirohebrakestrouslout,athingof
horseandrhinoceros,chee;then
appearedthesanahen
thefoxbearch,hherredeyesinherpeakedred
fae
fororeauandt,
quiteregardlessofoher,fragntsofthelatterhalftheislandofdooreau
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ofthelitanyofthelahehandthatwounds;
hisisthehandthatheals,andsoforth.assoonasthey
hadapproachedhinadistanceofperhapsthirtyyards
theyhalted,andbowingonkneesandelbowsbegan
flingingtheedustupontheirheads.
igiheseifyou,
isshapenblackfacedattendant,standingina
yellouheblazingblue
sky,andsurrouhiscircleofcrougand
gestiealsthunsavein
theirsubtleexpressionaures,solikecripples,
soselydistortedastoreselenothingbutthe
denizensofours;and,beyond,thereedy
linesofaebrakeinonedire,adeangleof
palreesoher,separatingusfroheravine
hthehuts,andtothenorththehazyhorizonofthe
pacifi.
sixtytoreau.thereare
fourre.
idoheleopardn,saidi.
presentlyreausouhegreathoagain,andat
thesoundofitallthebeastpeoplehedandgrovelled
i.then,slinkingoutoftheebrake,stooping
hegroundandtryingtojoithrooreau
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etheleopardn.the
lastofthebeastpeopletoarrivean.
theearlieranils,hotandhtheirgrovelling,
shotvi.
,loudvoidthe
beastpeoplesatbasaedfrobr >
theirworshipping.
hesayerofthelaoreau,andthe
hairygreynsterbohedust.
saytheoreau.
forthbly,s
sidetosideanddashingupthesulphurhtheirhands,
firsttherighthandandapuffofdust,aheleft,
begaottheirstraany.hey
reached,nottoeatfleshorfohatisthelaw,
reauhelduphislankehand.
stophecried,andtherefellabsolutesilenceupon
thell.
ithinktheyallkneing.i
lookedroundattheirstrangefaces.whenisaheir
titudesaivedreadintheirbrighteyes,
itoben.
thatlaoreau.theislandofdooreau
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noneescape,frohefacelesscreaturehthe
silveryhair.noneescape,repeatedthekneelingcircleof
beastpeople.
oreau,andlookedroundattheir
faces,craghishehyenaswine
lookeddejean.reau
stopped,fagthiscreature,
eryanddreadofinfiornt.
oreau,inavoiceofthunder.
evilishehelaedthesayerof
thelaw.
reaulookedintotheeyesoftheleopardn,and
seedtingtheverysouloutofthecreature.
helaoreau,takinghiseyes
offhisvie
thereouchofexultationinhisvoice.
goesbacktothehouseofpain,theyall
aster
backtothehouseofpain,backtothehouseof
pain,gabbledtheapen,asthoughtheidea
tohi
doyouhearsaidreau,tuingbacktothe
oreau
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fortheleopardn,releasedfrooreauseye,had
risenstraightfroisknees,andnoe
andhishugefeliusksflashingoutfronderhis
nvinced
thatonlythednessofunendurablefearuldhave
protedthisattack.thehreesre
nstersseedtoriseaboutus.idreyrevolver.
thet
theleopardnsbloherewasafuriousyellingand
hoovingrapidly.fora
ntithoughtit.thefuriousface
oftheleopardnflashedbyne,lingclosein
pursuit.isaheyellohehyenaswineblazing
ent,hisattitudeasifheo
attaeoverthehyena
soreaus
pistol,andsault.the
edtoshedireof
theglintoffire,anditoohe
gisfthevent.inanothersendiwas
running,oultuousshoutingcro
oftheesan.
thatisallitelldefinitely.isaan
strikereau,andthehingspunaboutuntilitheislandofdooreau
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ling
ofthefugitive.behind,theirtonguesalreadylollingout,
rantheleapingstrides.theswine
folkfolloent,awo
bullnintheirsereau
iraw
hatbloehair
streangout.thehyenase,keeping
padglangfurtivelyatoutofhisfeline
eyes,aherscapatteringandshoutingbehind
us.
theleopardnburstinghishroughthe
longes,tledin
ingsface.pledpath
foruswhe
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