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A Sight which I shall Never Forget

           Alldayweheardtheexcitedcallingoftheape-meninthedirectionofouroldcamp,butnoneofthemcameourway,andthetiredfugitives,redandwhite,hadalong,deepsleep.Iwasdozingmyselfintheeveningwhensomeonepluckedmysleeve,andIfoundChallengerkneelingbesideme.

           "Youkeepadiaryoftheseevents,andyouexpecteventuallytopublishit,Mr.Malone,"saidhe,withsolemnity.

           "IamonlyhereasaPressreporter,"Ianswered.

           "Exactly.YoumayhaveheardsomeratherfatuousremarksofLordJohnRoxton’swhichseemedtoimplythattherewassomesomeresemblance"

           "Yes,Iheardthem."

           "Ineednotsaythatanypublicitygiventosuchanideaanylevityinyournarrativeofwhatoccurredwouldbeexceedinglyoffensivetome."

           "Iwillkeepwellwithinthetruth."

           "LordJohn’sobservationsarefrequentlyexceedinglyfanciful,andheiscapableofattributingthemostabsurdreasonstotherespectwhichisalwaysshownbythemostundevelopedracestodignityandcharacter.Youfollowmymeaning?"

           "Entirely."

           "Ileavethemattertoyourdiscretion."Then,afteralongpause,headded:"Thekingoftheape-menwasreallyacreatureofgreatdistinctionamostremarkablyhandsomeandintelligentpersonality.Diditnotstrikeyou?"

           "Amostremarkablecreature,"saidI.

           AndtheProfessor,mucheasedinhismind,settleddowntohisslumberoncemore.

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