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Chapter 4

           WhentheviewofthewateragainopenedoutthistimeonmyrightIwashalf-determinednottolookatitatall.Icouldnothowever,resist;butcastasidelongglanceasIcarefullyandimitativelyshambledtowardtheprotectingshadowsahead.Therewasnoshipvisible,asIhadhalf-expectedtherewouldbe.Instead,thefirstthingwhichcaughtmyeyewasasmallrowboatpullingintowardtheabandonedwharvesandladenwithsomebulky,tarpaulin-coveredobject.Itsrowers,thoughdistantlyandindistinctlyseen,wereofanespeciallyrepellentaspect.Severalswimmerswerestilldiscernible;whileonthefarblackreefIcouldseeafaint,steadyglowunlikethewinkingbeaconvisiblebefore,andofacuriouscolourwhichIcouldnotpreciselyidentify.AbovetheslantroofsaheadandtotherightthereloomedthetallcupolaoftheGilmanHouse,butitwascompletelydark.Thefishyodour,dispelledforamomentbysomemercifulbreeze,nowclosedinagainwithmaddeningintensity.

           IhadnotquitecrossedthestreetwhenIheardamutteringbandadvancingalongWashingtonfromthenorth.AstheyreachedthebroadopenspacewhereIhadhadmyfirstdisquietingglimpseofthemoonlitwaterIcouldseethemplainlyonlyablockawayandwashorrifiedbythebestialabnormalityoftheirfacesandthedoglikesub-humannessoftheircrouchinggait.Onemanmovedinapositivelysimianway,withlongarmsfrequentlytouchingtheground;whileanotherfigurerobedandtiaraedseemedtoprogressinanalmosthoppingfashion.

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