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Chapter 25

           "Thechief’swordislaw.Hemightkillandeatadozenofhisownsubjectsanydayfornothingmorethanhisownpleasure,andnobodywouldtaketheleastnoticeofit."

           Thisferociousdeedtookplacewithinsightofourpartyaswewendedourwaytothebeach,butIcouldnotobserveanyotherexpressiononthefacesofthementhanthatoftotalindifferenceorcontempt.Itseemedtomeaveryawfulthingthatitshouldbepossibleformentocometosuchhardnessofheartandcallousnesstothesightofbloodshedandviolence;but,indeed,Ibegantofindthatsuchconstantexposuretoscenesofbloodwashavingaslighteffectuponmyself,andIshudderedwhenIcametothinkthatItoowasbecomingcallous.

           IthoughtuponthissubjectmuchthatnightwhileIwalkedupanddownthedeckduringmyhoursofwatch,andIcametotheconclusionthatifI,whohated,abhorred,anddetestedsuchbloodydeedsasIhadwitnessedwithinthelastfewweeks,couldsosooncometobelesssensitiveaboutthem,howlittlewonderthatthesepoor,ignorantsavages,whowerebornandbredinfamiliaritytherewith,shouldthinknothingofthematall,andshouldholdhumanlifeinsoveryslightesteem!

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