ituedathethiore
openground,andendeavouringbysuddentusnowandthentosurprisesothingintheae
isaysenseofanother
presencegreypace,andafter
soticatoaslightridge,crossedit,andtued
sharply,regardingitsteadfastlyfrohefurthersideitcaoutblackandclearcutagainstthedarklingsky;andpresentlyashapelessluheavedupntarilyagainsttheskylineandvanishedagainifeltassurednoytheislandofdooreau65of209
taeoncere;and
upledhthatherunpleasantrealisation,thatihadlostway
foratiihurriedonhopelesslyperplexed,andpursuedbythatstealthyapproacheverithe
thingeitherlae,oritwas
eatsodisadvantageikeptstudiously
totheopenattisiuandlisten;and
presentlyihadhalfpersuadedselfthatpursuerhadabandonedthey
disorderediginationtheniheardthesoundoftheseaiquiostintoarun,and
iediatelytherebleinrear
ituedsuddenly,andstaredattheuncertaintreesbehindoneblackshadoedtoleapinto
anotherilistened,rigid,andheardnothingbutthecreepofthebloodinearsithoughtthatnerveswere
unstrung,andthatiginatione,and
tuedresolutelytohesoundoftheseaagain
inanuteorsothetreesgreerged
uponabare,lobre
andclear,andthereflectionof
thegroultitudeofthestarsshiveredinthetranquilheavingoftheseasooreau
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irregularbandofreefshonehapallidlightofitsowninglinghthe
yelloheeveningstartheastfellaway
froetotheeast,andhe
shoulderofthecapethenirecalledthefactthatreausbeachlaytothe
ate,andtherelei
tued,andstoodfacingthedarktreesiuldsee
nothingorelseiuldseetoo
inthediesshaditsonousquality,itspeculiarsuggestionofalertchfulnesssoistoodforperhapsanute,andthen,haneyetothetreesstill,tuedoved,one
angthelurkingshadoovedtofolloe
heartbeatquicklypresentlythebroadsweepofabaytotheevisible,andihaltedagain
thenoiselessshadoa
littlepointoflightshoneonthefurtherbendofthecurve,andthegreyshesandybeachlayfaintunderthestarlightperhapstilesahatlittlepointof
lighttogettothebeachishouldhavetogothroughthetreesheshadowslurked,anddownabushyslopeiuldseethethingratherredistinctlyno
al,foritstoodereytheislandofdooreau
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uthtospeak,andfoundahoarsephleg
voiceitriedagain,andshouted,herethere
epthethingdidnot
ve,onlygathereditselftogetherfootstruckastonethatgaveanideayeyesoff
theblabefore,istoopedandpickedupthis
luofrock;butattionthethingtuedabruptly
asadogghthavedone,andslunkobliquelyintothefurtherdarknessthenirecalledaschoolboyexpedientagainstbigdogs,andty
handkeryiheard
aventfurtheroffangtheshadohe
thingytenseexcitent
gaveoaprofuseperspirationandfella
treling,yadversaryroutedandthisweaponinhand
itetibeforeiuldsuonresolutionto
godohroughthetreesandbushesupontheflankoftheheadlandtothebeachatlastididitatarun;andasiergedfrohethie
otherbodyecrashingafteratthatipletely
lostheadhfear,andbeganrunningalongthesandforthethespatterofsoftfeetin
pursuitigaveaypaoreau
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diblaesthesizeof
rabbitsthebeach
tohebushesasipassed
solongasilive,ishallreertheterrorofthatchaseiranneartheersedge,andheardeverynowandthenthesplashofthefeetthatgaineduponfaraheyelloallthenight
aboutusethe
pursuingfeet,nearerandnearerifeltbreathgoing,forieoutoftraining;it,
andifeltapainlikeaknifeatsideiperceivedthethingeupelongbeforeireachedthe
enybreath,i
eupto
,strueoutof
theslingofthehandkerchiefasididsoasitued,thething,oits
feet,andthessilefellfaironitsleftteletheskullrangloud,andtheanilnblunderedinto,thrustbacketofall
headlonguponthesandhitsfaceintheer;and
thereitlaystill
iuldnotbringselftoapproachthatblackheapileftitthere,oreau
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stillstars,andgivingitayway
toheyellohehouse;andpresently,h
apositiveeffeethepitifulaningofthe
pu,thesoundthathadoriginallydrivenouttoexplorethissteriousislandatthat,thoughiandhorriblyfatigued,igatheredtogetherallstrength,andbeganrunningagaintohelightithoughti
heardavoioreau
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xthean
asidrehehouseisahatthelightshone
froheopendoorofrooandthenihearding
froutofthedarknessatthesideofthatorangeoblongoflight,thevoiontgoryshouting,prendickintinuedrunningpresentlyiheardhigainirepliedbyafeeblehulloandinanothethadstaggered
upto
