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ibutbothofthebodiesonapyreofbrush
afterthatisaydeathwas
onlyaquestionofti.thebeastpeoplebythatti
had,ade
theelveslairsaohickets
oftheislaofthelept,and
theislandghthaveseeddesertedtoaneer;
butatnighttheairhtheircallsand
hoindtokeassto
buildtraps,httheknife.hadipossessed
suffitcartridges,ishouldnothavehesitatedtobegin
thekilling.thereuldnoofthe
dangerouscaivores;thebraverofthesewerealready
dead.afterthedeathofthispofne,last
friend,itooadoptedtosoextentthepracticeof
slueringiiiobeonguardat
night.irebuiltdenintheheenclosure,h
suarroptier
stnecessarilykeansiderablehecreatures
hadlosttheartoffiretoo,andreveredtheirfearofit.itheislandofdooreau
201of209
tuedonostpassionatelyn
togetherstakesandbranaraftforescape.
ifoundathousanddifficulties.iarely
unhandynschoolinghedaysof
slojd;butstoftherequirentsofaraftitatlast
insocluy,circuitousei
tookountable
obstaclehatihadnovesseltontaintheeri
shouldneedififloatedforthupontheseuntravelledseas.i
riedpottery,buttheislandntainedno
opingabouttheislandtryinghall
ghttosolvethisodiffiesi
oburstse,andhad
splintersounluckytreeinintolerablevexation.but
iuldthinkofnothing.
andthencaaday,a
iasy.isaallsaillike
thatofalittleser;andforthhilitagreatpileof
brushoodbyitiofit,a
oftheddaysun,g.alldayichedthatsail,
eatingordrinkingnothing,sothatheadreeled;and
thebeastsdglaredat,aowonder,
andeand
syblazetheislandofdooreau
brightandhigh,andtheeyesofthebeastsshoof
thedarkness,rvelling.inthedahesailwasnearer,
andisaallboat.butit
sailedstrangely.eyeshg,andi
peeredanduldnotbelievethetenhe
boat,sittingloheboheotherat
therudder.theheadkepttotheyawed
andfellaway.
asthedaygreer,ibegaragof
jbuttheydidnotnotidsat
still,fageachother.itothelopointofthe
loiculatedandshouted.therewasno
response,akeptonheraiessurse,king
slohebay.suddenlyagreate
birdfleen
stirrednootie
**sstrongspread.
thenistoppedshouting,andsatdohe
headlandaedyhandsandstared.
sloheboatdrovepasttohe.i
outtoit,butsothingald,vague
fearkeptbatheafteooidestranded
theboat,aahundredyardsorsototheward
oftheruinsoftheeneninitoreau
hadbeendeadsolongthattheyfelltopiecesilted
theboatonitssideanddraggedtheut.onehada
shockofredhair,likethecaptainoftheipecaha,
andadirtyoftheboat.
asistoodbesidetheboat,threeofthebeastsca
slinkingoutofthebushesandsniffingtoe.oneof
spasofdisguste.ithrustthelittleboat
doberedonboardher.the
bruteseforhquivering
nostrilsandglitterihethirdhehorrible
nondescriptofbearandbull.whenisa
approasnarling
atoherandcaughtthegleaftheirteeth,a
frantiyrepulsion.ituedback
uporuckthelugandbeganpaddlingouttosea.i
uldnselftolookbehind.
ilay,hohereefandtheislandthat
night,aingand
filledtheetykegaboardher.then,hsuch
patienceasiuldnd,illectedaquantityof
fruit,andylastthree
cartridges.o
aninionofthereef,forfearofthebeast
people.theislandofdooreau
xxii.thenalone.
intheeveningistarted,anddroveouttoseabeforea
gehesouth,sloeadily;andthe
islandgreallerandsller,andthelankspireof
skedoafinerandfinerlineagainstthehot
suheoe,hidingthatlow,
darkpatyeyes.thedaylight,thetrailingglory
ofthesun,ingoutofthesky,wasdrawnaside
likesolunouscurtain,andatlastilookedintothe
bluegulfofiensityhesunshinehides,andsaw
thefloatinghostsofthestars.thesea,thesky
.ihthenightandsilence.
soidriftedforthreedays,eatinganddrinking
sparingly,andditatinguponallthathadhappeo
,notdesiringverygreatlythentoseenagain.one
unrage,hairablagle:no
doubtdisverersthoughtadn.
itisstraifeltnodesiretoretutonkind.i
obequitofthefoulnessofthebeast
people.andohirddayikedupbyabrig
fropiatosanfraneitherthecaptainnorthe
teystory,judgingthatsolitudeandtheislandofdooreau
dangerhadded;andfearingtheiropinionght
bethatofothers,irefrainedfroellingadventure
further,andprofessedtoreothingthathadhappened
tobete
hespaceofayear.
ihadtoaspeto
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