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I
turned
again
and
went
on
down
towards
the
sea
.
I
found
the
hot
stream
broadened
out
to
a
shallow
,
weedy
sand
,
in
which
an
abundance
of
crabs
and
long-bodied
,
many-legged
creatures
started
from
my
footfall
.
I
walked
to
the
very
edge
of
the
salt
water
,
and
then
I
felt
I
was
safe
.
I
turned
and
stared
,
arms
akimbo
,
at
the
thick
green
behind
me
,
into
which
the
steamy
ravine
cut
like
a
smoking
gash
.
But
,
as
I
say
,
I
was
too
full
of
excitement
and
(
a
true
saying
,
though
those
who
have
never
known
danger
may
doubt
it
)
too
desperate
to
die
.
Then
it
came
into
my
head
that
there
was
one
chance
before
me
yet
.
While
Moreau
and
Montgomery
and
their
bestial
rabble
chased
me
through
the
island
,
might
I
not
go
round
the
beach
until
I
came
to
their
enclosure
,
--
make
a
flank
march
upon
them
,
in
fact
,
and
then
with
a
rock
lugged
out
of
their
loosely-built
wall
,
perhaps
,
smash
in
the
lock
of
the
smaller
door
and
see
what
I
could
find
(
knife
,
pistol
,
or
what
not
)
to
fight
them
with
when
they
returned
?
It
was
at
any
rate
something
to
try
.
So
I
turned
to
the
westward
and
walked
along
by
the
water
's
edge
.
The
setting
sun
flashed
his
blinding
heat
into
my
eyes
.
The
slight
Pacific
tide
was
running
in
with
a
gentle
ripple
.
Presently
the
shore
fell
away
southward
,
and
the
sun
came
round
upon
my
right
hand
.
Then
suddenly
,
far
in
front
of
me
,
I
saw
first
one
and
then
several
figures
emerging
from
the
bushes
,
--
Moreau
,
with
his
grey
staghound
,
then
Montgomery
,
and
two
others
.
At
that
I
stopped
.
They
saw
me
,
and
began
gesticulating
and
advancing
.
I
stood
watching
them
approach
.
The
two
Beast
Men
came
running
forward
to
cut
me
off
from
the
undergrowth
,
inland
.
Montgomery
came
,
running
also
,
but
straight
towards
me
.
Moreau
followed
slower
with
the
dog
.
At
last
I
roused
myself
from
my
inaction
,
and
turning
seaward
walked
straight
into
the
water
.
The
water
was
very
shallow
at
first
.
I
was
thirty
yards
out
before
the
waves
reached
to
my
waist
.
Dimly
I
could
see
the
intertidal
creatures
darting
away
from
my
feet
.
"
What
are
you
doing
,
man
?
"
cried
Montgomery
.
I
turned
,
standing
waist
deep
,
and
stared
at
them
.
Montgomery
stood
panting
at
the
margin
of
the
water
.
His
face
was
bright-red
with
exertion
,
his
long
flaxen
hair
blown
about
his
head
,
and
his
dropping
nether
lip
showed
his
irregular
teeth
.
Moreau
was
just
coming
up
,
his
face
pale
and
firm
,
and
the
dog
at
his
hand
barked
at
me
.
Both
men
had
heavy
whips
.
Farther
up
the
beach
stared
the
Beast
Men
.
"
What
am
I
doing
?
I
am
going
to
drown
myself
,
"
said
I.
Montgomery
and
Moreau
looked
at
each
other
.
"
Why
?
"
asked
Moreau
.
"
Because
that
is
better
than
being
tortured
by
you
.
"
