Острів доктора Моро
Doctor Moreau Explains.
Montgomerywentonmuchasyouaredisposedtodoatfirst,andthen—
"Whatbecameoftheotherone?"saidI,sharply,—"theotherKanakawhowaskilled?"
"Thefactis,afterIhadmadeanumberofhumancreaturesImadeaThing."Hehesitated.
"Yes,"saidI.
"Itwaskilled.""Idon’tunderstand,"saidI;"doyoumeantosay—"
"ItkilledtheKanakas—yes.Itkilledseveralotherthingsthatitcaught.Wechaseditforacoupleofdays.Itonlygotloosebyaccident—Inevermeantittogetaway.Itwasn’tfinished.Itwaspurelyanexperiment.Itwasalimblessthing,withahorribleface,thatwrithedalongthegroundinaserpentinefashion.Itwasimmenselystrong,andininfuriatingpain.Itlurkedinthewoodsforsomedays,untilwehuntedit;andthenitwriggledintothenorthernpartoftheisland,andwedividedthepartytocloseinuponit.Montgomeryinsisteduponcomingwithme.Themanhadarifle;andwhenhisbodywasfound,oneofthebarrelswascurvedintotheshapeofanSandverynearlybittenthrough.Montgomeryshotthething.AfterthatIstucktotheidealofhumanity—exceptforlittlethings."
Hebecamesilent.Isatinsilencewatchinghisface.
"Sofortwentyyearsaltogether—countingnineyearsinEngland—Ihavebeengoingon;andthereisstillsomethingineverythingIdothatdefeatsme,makesmedissatisfied,challengesmetofurthereffort.
