steadily,grelasttosuchanexquisiteexpressionofsufferingthatiuldstanditinthatnfinedrooolongeristeppedoutofthedoorintothesluerousheatofthelateafteoon,andaintheislandofdooreau54of209
entrancelockedagain,inoticedtuedtheerofthewall
thecryingsoundedevenlouderoutofdoorsitwasasifallthepaininthehadi
kno,andhaditbeen
du,ibelieveihavethoughtsinceiuldhave
stooditiseand
setsouervesquiveringthatthispityestroublingusbutinspiteofthebrilliantsunlightandthegreenfansofthetreeshesoothingseabreeze,theworldwasanfusion,blurreds,
untiliofearshotofthehouseinthechequeredoreau
55of209
ixthethingintheforest
istrodethroughtheundergrohatclothedthe
ridgebehindthehouse,scarcelyheedingheri;passedonthroughtheshadohickclusterof
straightsteedtreesbeyondit,andsopresentlyfoundselfsoheothersideoftheridge,and
descendingtoletthatranthroughanarrow
valleyipausedandlistenedthedistanceihade,ortheinterveningssesofthicket,deadenedanysoundthatghtbeingfroheenclosuretheairill
thenerged,andpering
uptheslopebeforeihesitated,andsatdohe
edgeoftheshade
theplaceonetherivuletwashidden
bytheluxuriantvegetationofthebankssaveatonepoint,atriangularpatchofitsglitteringer
onthefarthersideisahroughabluishhazeatangleoftreesandinous
blueoftheskyhereandthereasplashofeor
arkedthebloongofsotrailingepiphytei
leteyeshissceneforahen
begantotuoverinndagainthestrangetheislandofdooreau56of209
peontgorysnbutitoohotto
thinkelaborately,andpresentlyifellintoatranquilstatedweendozingandwaking
frohisieriknohowlong,by
arustlingadstthegreeneryontheothersideofthestreaforantiuldseenothingbutthewaving
suitsofthefesandreedsthensuddenlyuponthebankofthestreappearedsothingatfirstiuldnotdistingui**bosroundheadtothe
an,going
onallfourslikeabeasthehedinbluishcloth,andhblackhairit
seedthatgrotesqueuglinesser
oftheseislandersiuldhearthesuckoftheerathislipsashedrank
ileantforbetter,andapieceoflava,
detachedbyhand,patteringdoheslopehe
lookedupguiltily,andhiseyestneforthhhe
scraledtohisfeet,andstoodsyhand
aouthandregardinghislegsarcely
halfthelengthofhisbodyso,staringoneanotheroutofuntenance,ainedforperhapsthespaceofa
nutethen,stoppingtolookbackonceorte,he
slunkoffangthebushestotherightof,andiheardtheislandofdooreau57of209
theshefrondsgrointhedistanceanddie
aainedsittingup
staringinthedireydrowsy
tranquillityhadgone
ie,andtuing
suddenlysaheflappingetailofarabbitvanishinguptheslopeijuedtofeettheapparitionofthisgrotesque,halfbestialcreaturehadsuddenlypopulatedthestillnessoftheafteoonforilookedaround
ratheervously,andregrettedthatiedtheni
thoughtthatthenihadjustseenhadbeenclothedinbluishcloth,hadnotbeennakedasasavagewouldhavebeen;anditriedtopersuadeselffrohatfactthatheerallprobablyapeacefulcharacter,thatthedullfero
yetilydisturbedattheapparitioniwalked
totheleftalongtheslope,tuingheadaboutandpeeringthisongthestraightsteofthe
treesangoonallfoursanddrinkh
hislipspresentlyiheardananilwailingagain,andtakingittobethepu,ituedaboutandwalkedinadireetrie
do,acrosseppedandpushed
oreau
58of209
iartledbyagreatpatchofvividscarletontheground,andgoinguptoitfoundittobeapeculiarfungus,branchedandrrugatedlikeafoliaceouslichen,butdeliqueseatthetouch;andtheninthe
shadoeluxuriantfesicauponanunpleasant
thing,thedeadbodyofarabbitveredhshiningflies,butstillandhtheheadtooffistopped
aghastatthesightofthescatteredbloodhereatleastwasonevisitortotheislanddisposedofthereracesofotherviolenceaboutititlookedasthoughithadbeensuddenlysnatchedupandkilled;andasistaredatthelittlefurrybodycathedifficultyofhohethinghadbeendonethevaguedreadthathadbeeninndsincei
hadseentheinhunfaanatthestrearew
distincterasistoodthereibegantorealisethehardihoodofexpeditionangtheseunknohe
thiebeaginationevery
shadoesothingrethanashadoe
anaush;everyrustlebecaathreatinvisiblethingsseedeiresolvedtogobacktothe
enclosureonthebeachisuddenlytuedahrust
selfviolently,possiblyevenfrantically,throughthebushes,anxioustogetaeagaintheislandofdooreau59of209
istoppedjustintitopreventselferginguponanopenspaceitade
byafall;seedlingsartinguptostrugglefor
thevacantspace;andbeyond,thedensegros
andtwiningvinesandsplashesoffungusandflowerse,squattingtogetheruponthe
fungoidruinsofahugefallentreeandstillunayapproach,anfiguresonewas
evidentlyafele;theothertentheywere
naked,saveforsiddle;
andtheirskinswereofadull
