Остров доктора Моро

A parley.

           "

           "Hush!"saidMoreau,andhelduphishand.

           "Iwillnot,"saidI."Theyweremen:whataretheynow?Iatleastwillnotbelikethem."

           Ilookedpastmyinterlocutors.UpthebeachwereM’ling,Montgomery’sattendant,andoneofthewhite-swathedbrutesfromtheboat.Fartherup,intheshadowofthetrees,IsawmylittleApe-man,andbehindhimsomeotherdimfigures.

           "Whoarethesecreatures?"saidI,pointingtothemandraisingmyvoicemoreandmorethatitmightreachthem."Theyweremen,menlikeyourselves,whomyouhaveinfectedwithsomebestialtaint,menwhomyouhaveenslaved,andwhomyoustillfear."Youwholisten,"Icried,pointingnowtoMoreauandshoutingpasthimtotheBeastMen,"Youwholisten!Doyounotseethesemenstillfearyou,goindreadofyou?Why,then,doyoufearthem?Youaremany"

           "ForGod’ssake,"criedMontgomery,"stopthat,Prendick!"

           "Prendick!"criedMoreau.

           Theybothshoutedtogether,asiftodrownmyvoice;andbehindthemloweredthestaringfacesoftheBeastMen,wondering,theirdeformedhandshangingdown,theirshouldershunchedup.Theyseemed,asIfancied,tobetryingtounderstandme,toremember,Ithought,somethingoftheirhumanpast.

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