he
afteoonheeveningofitsreleasejohnsrusticsolitudewassuddenlybrokenbythearrivaloverheadofagreatsofheliptersheind,laboriouslytuingup
thesubstanceofhisthoughtdeath–andhedroveinhisspadeonce,andagain,andyetagainandallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolstheodustydeathanvincingthunderruledthroughtheedanotherspadefulofearthhan
hunandatlastheshudderedagoodkissingcarrionheplantedhisfootonhisspadeandstaeditfiercelyintothetoughgroundasfliestoonboysareed
theelvestrue–truersohoegloucesterhad
calledthevergentlegodsbesides,thybestofrestissleepandthatthouoftprovokst;yetgrosslyfearstthydeathorenorethansleepsleepperhisspadestruckagainstastone;hestoopedtopickitupforinthatsleepofdeath,s
ahuingoverheadhadbeearoar;andsuddenlyhehereethingbethelookedup,startled,froisdigging,froisthoughts;lookedupinadazzledbeent,hisndstillwanderinginthatothesitiesofdeathand
deity;lookedupandsa,thesofhoveringchineslikeloontheheatherand
froutofthebelliesofthesegiantgrasshopperssteppedninevisseflannels,enfortheasor
velveteenshortsandsleeveless,halfunzipperedsinglets–oneuplefroachinafeinutesthere,standinginahe
lighthouse,staring,laughing,clickingtheircaras,throoanapepeanuts,paoneche,panglanduarpetitebeurresandeverynt–foraoftraffiowflowed
une
sres,thesreshundreds
thesavagehadretreatedtoalat
bay,stoodfacetofacein
speeanoutofhissenses
frohisstuporheoreiediatesenseofrealitybytheiactonhischeekofaedpacketofcheashockofstartlingpain–andheelyangry
”goaed
theapehadspoken;thereoflaughterandhandclapping”goodoldsavagehurrah,hurrah”andthroughthebabelheheardcriesof:”whip,hewhip”
actingontheitsnail
behindthedoorandshookitathistotors
therealapplause
nacinglyheadvancedtoaancriedoutinfearthelinewaveredatitsstiediatelythreatenedpoint,thenstiffenedagain,stoodfirthensciousnessofbeinginoveringforcehadgiventhesesightseersauragetakenaback,hehaltedandlooked
round
”ealone”thereostplaintivenoteinhisanger”haveafeagnesiualtedalnds”saidthenhesavageoadvance,hefirsttobeattackedheheldoutapacket”theyrereallyverygood,youknoileofpropitation”and
thegnesiualtsokeepyouyoung”
thesavageignoredhisoffer”
onegrinningfacetoanother”doyoue”
”theheuntletssee
theunt”
then,inunisonandonaslo,”heedagroup
attheendoftheline”hewhip”
othersatoncetookupthecry,andthephraseed,parrotfashion,againandagain,eofsound,until,bytheseventhoreighthreiteration,noother–thewhip”
theyity,the
senseofrhythent,theyght,itseed,havegoneonforhoursalstindefinitelybutataboutthetyfifthrepetitiontheproceedingsacrossthehogs
back,hungpoisedabovethecrohendroppedhinafehesavageanding,intheopenspacebethelineofsightseersandthelighthousetheroaroftheairscreontarilydroheshouting;then,asthechiouchedthegroundandtheenginesuedoff:”heeloud,insistentnotone
thedoorofthehelipteropened,andoutstepped,firstafairandruddyfacedyoungn,then,ingreenvelveteenshorts,eshirt,andjockeycap,ayoungan
atthesightoftheyoungan,thesavagestarted,reiled,tuedpaletheyounganstood,slingathianunostabject
slethesendspassedherlipsved,sheething;butthesoundofhervoiceheloudreiteratedrefrainofthesightseers”he–thewhip”
theyounganpressedbothhandstoherleftside,andonthatpeachbright,dollbeautifulfaceofhersappearedastrangelyinngrousexpressionofyeaingdistressherblueeyesseedtogroer;andsuddenlytearsrolleddohen,haquick,
iassionedgesturestretstohesavage,steppedforward”he”
andallofasuddentheyhadtheyed
”struet”thesavagehadrushedatherlikeadn”fitchew”likeadn,heallrds
terrified,shehadtuedtoflee,hadtrippedandfallenintheheather”henry,henry”sheshoutedbutherruddyfasway
behindthehelipter
haentthelinebroke;there
staedetoagiccentreofattractionpaininghorror”fry,lechery,fry”frenzied,thesavageslashedagainhungrilytheygatheredround,pushingandscralinglikesthetrough”oh,theflesh”thesavagegroundhisteeththistiithatthe,killit”
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