Острів доктора Моро
The Reversion of the Beast Folk.
"Theyaremad;theyarefools,"saidtheDog-man."Evennowtheytalktogetherbeyondthere.Theysay,‘TheMasterisdead.TheOtherwiththeWhipisdead.ThatOtherwhowalkedintheSeaisasweare.WehavenoMaster,noWhips,noHouseofPain,anymore.Thereisanend.WelovetheLaw,andwillkeepit;butthereisnoPain,noMaster,noWhipsforeveragain.’Sotheysay.ButIknow,Master,Iknow."
Ifeltinthedarkness,andpattedtheDog-man’shead."Itiswell,"Isaidagain.
"Presentlyyouwillslaythemall,"saidtheDog-man.
"Presently,"Ianswered,"Iwillslaythemall,—aftercertaindaysandcertainthingshavecometopass.Everyoneofthemsavethoseyouspare,everyoneofthemshallbeslain."
"WhattheMasterwishestokill,theMasterkills,"saidtheDog-manwithacertainsatisfactioninhisvoice.
"Andthattheirsinsmaygrow,"Isaid,"letthemliveintheirfollyuntiltheirtimeisripe.LetthemnotknowthatIamtheMaster."
"TheMaster’swillissweet,"saidtheDog-man,withthereadytactofhiscanineblood.
"Butonehassinned,"saidI."HimIwillkill,wheneverImaymeethim.WhenIsaytoyou,‘Thatishe,’seethatyoufalluponhim.AndnowIwillgotothemenandwomenwhoareassembledtogether."
ForamomenttheopeningofthehutwasblackenedbytheexitoftheDog-man.
