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正文 第26节 文 / [美]H·G·威尔斯

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    thebrakeforperhapsaquarterofale,andthenplunged

    intoadehients

    exceedingly,thoughthroughitinacrowd

    together,frondsfligintoourfaces,ropycreepers

    catgusuherippingourahoy

    plantshookingintoandtearingclothaogether.

    hehasgoneonallfoursthroughthis,panted

    reau,heislandofdooreau

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    noneescape,saidthey

    facehtheexultationofhunting.outagain

    angrocks,andsahequarryaheadrunninglightlyon

    allfoursandsnarlingatusoverhisshoulder.atthatthe

    .thethingill

    edhun;but

    thebshefurtive

    droopofitsshoulderinctlythatofahunted

    anil.itleaptoversothoyyellowfl

    bushes,andlinghe

    space.

    stofusnothefirstspeedofthechase,

    andhadfallenintoalongerandsteadierstride.isawaswe

    traversedtheopenthatthepursuitwasnowspreading

    froluintoalihehyenasillranclose

    to,easitran,everynohen

    puckeringitszzlehasnarlinglaugh.attheedgeof

    theroan,realisingthatheaking

    fortheprojegcapeuponeon

    thenightofarrival,haddoubledintheundergrowth;

    butntgoryhadseenthenoeuvre,andtued

    higain.so,panting,tulingagainstrocks,toby

    brales,iededbyfesandreeds,ihelpedtopursue

    theleopardnoreau

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    hyenasyside.i

    staggeredon,headreelingabeating

    againstribs,tiredalsttodeath,adaring

    tolosesightofthechaselestishouldbeleftaloneh

    thishorriblepanion.istaggeredoninspiteofinfinite

    fatigueandthedeofthetropicalafteoon.

    atlastthefuryofthehuntslaed.inned

    theoreau,

    arshalledusallintularline,and

    ingtooheraswe

    advan.he

    lurkednoiselessandinvisibleinthebushesthroughh

    ihadrunfrthatdnightpursuit.

    steadycriedreau,steadyastheendsoftheline

    edthe

    brutein.

    ethevoiontgoryfrobr >

    beyohicket.

    ieryand

    reaubeatalongthebeaeath.slowlywepushed

    inatedhe

    quarryoreau

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    backtothehouseofpain,thehouseofpain,the

    houseofpainyelpedthevoian,so

    tyyardstht.

    hat,ifavethepoorchallthe

    fearhehadinspiredihethe

    boughssheheavytreadofthehorse

    rhinht.thensuddenlythrougha

    polygonofgreen,inthehalfdarknessuheluxuriant

    grohecreatureing.ihalted.he

    allestpossiblepass,

    hislunousgreeuedoverhisshoulderregarding

    .

    ityseestraradie,iot

    explai,butnohecreaturethereina

    perfectlyanilattitude,inginits

    eyesanditsierfectlyhuortedhterror,i

    realisedagainthefaanity.ina

    otherofitspursuers,anditwouldbe

    overpoorethe

    horribletorturesoftheenclosure.abruptlyislippedout

    revolver,aidbetsterrorstruckeyes,and

    fired.asididso,thehyehing,and

    flungitselfuponithaneagercry,thrustingthirsty

    teethintoitshegreehetheislandofdooreau

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    thickethebeastpeople

    carushingtogether.onefadthenanother

    appeared.

    dontkillit,prendickcriedreau.dontkillit

    andisastoopingashepushedthroughuhe

    frondsofthebigfes.

    inahehadbeatenoffthehyenaswine

    ery

    heexcitedcaivorousbeastpeople,

    andparticularlying,frohestillquiveringbody.the

    hairygreythingiffingattherpseunder

    artheotheranils,intheiranilardour,jostled

    togetanearerview.

    nfoundyou,prendicksaidreau.ied

    hi

    iorry,saidi,thoughipulse

    ofthent.ifeltsit.

    tuing,ipushedofthecro

    peopleandonaloheslopetohehigher

    partoftheheadland.uheshouteddiresof

    reauiheardthethreeenbegin

    draggiiooheer.

    itetobealohebeastpeople

    edaquitehunoreau

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    andfolloinathiot,sniffingandgroit

    asthebullndraggeditdohebeach.itothe

    headlandanden,blackagainstthe

    eveningskyastheycarriedtheeddeadbodyoutto

    seandlikeayndcatherealisation

    oftheunspeakableaiessnessofthingsupontheisland.

    uponthebeaehe

    apen,thehyehebeast

    people,standingaboutntgoryahey

    illintenselyexcited,andalloverfloh

    noisyexpressionsoftheirloyaltytothelaifeltan

    absoluteassuranoindthatthehyenaswine

    plicatedintherabbitkilling.astrangepersuasion

    e,that,savefrossnessofthelihe

    grotesquenessofthefor,ihadherebeforethe

    anlifeinniature,thewhole

    interplayofinstifor

    theleopardnhadhappeogouhatwasall

    thedifference.poorbrute

    poorbrutesibegahevileraspeoreaus

    cruelty.ihadnotthoughtbeforeofthepainandtrouble

    thatsaftertheyhadpassedfrobr >

    reaushands.ihadshiveredonlyatthedaysofactual

    torntintheenc

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