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           "Butwhowasit?"askedNeb.

           "Whowasit?Didn’tyousee?"

           "No."

           "Itwasamonkey,asapajou,anorangoutang,ababoon,agorilla,asagoin.Ourdwellinghasbeeninvadedbymonkeys,whoclimbeduptheladderduringourabsence."

           And,atthismoment,asiftobearwitnesstothetruthofthesailor’swords,twoorthreequadrumanashowedthemselvesatthewindows,fromwhichtheyhadpushedbacktheshutters,andsalutedtherealproprietorsoftheplacewithathousandhideousgrimaces.

           "Iknewthatitwasonlyajoke,"criedPencroft;"butoneofthejokersshallpaythepenaltyfortherest."

           Sosaying,thesailor,raisinghispiece,tookarapidaimatoneofthemonkeysandfired.Alldisappeared,exceptonewhofellmortallywoundedonthebeach.Thismonkey,whichwasofalargesize,evidentlybelongedtothefirstorderofthequadrumana.Whetherthiswasachimpanzee,anorangoutang,oragorilla,hetookrankamongtheanthropoidapes,whoaresocalledfromtheirresemblancetothehumanrace.However,Herbertdeclaredittobeanorangoutang.

           "Whatamagnificentbeast!"criedNeb.

           "Magnificent,ifyoulike,"repliedPencroft;"butstillIdonotseehowwearetogetintoourhouse."

           "Herbertisagoodmarksman,"saidthereporter,"andhisbowishere.Hecantryagain.