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A Sight which I shall Never Forget

           Challengerhadturnedtothekingandwavedhishandsfranticallybeforehim.Hewasbegging,pleading,imploringforhiscomrade’slife.Theape-manpushedhimroughlyasideandshookhishead.Itwasthelastconsciousmovementhewastomakeuponearth.LordJohn’sriflecracked,andthekingsankdown,atangledredsprawlingthing,upontheground.

           "Shootintothethickofthem!Shoot!sonny,shoot!"criedmycompanion.

           Therearestrangereddepthsinthesoulofthemostcommonplaceman.Iamtenderheartedbynature,andhavefoundmyeyesmoistmanyatimeoverthescreamofawoundedhare.Yetthebloodlustwasonmenow.Ifoundmyselfonmyfeetemptyingonemagazine,thentheother,clickingopenthebreechtore-load,snappingittoagain,whilecheeringandyellingwithpureferocityandjoyofslaughterasIdidso.Withourfourgunsthetwoofusmadeahorriblehavoc.BoththeguardswhoheldSummerleeweredown,andhewasstaggeringaboutlikeadrunkenmaninhisamazement,unabletorealizethathewasafreeman.Thedensemobofape-menranaboutinbewilderment,marvelingwhencethisstormofdeathwascomingorwhatitmightmean.Theywaved,gesticulated,screamed,andtrippedupoverthosewhohadfallen.Then,withasuddenimpulse,theyallrushedinahowlingcrowdtothetreesforshelter,leavingthegroundbehindthemspottedwiththeirstrickencomrades.Theprisonerswereleftforthemomentstandingaloneinthemiddleoftheclearing.

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