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           DuringthefirstdayspassedbythestrangerinGraniteHouse,hadhealreadygiventhemreasontothinkthathissavagenaturewasbecomingtamed?Didabrighterlightburninthedepthsofthatobscuredmind?Inshort,wasthesoulreturningtothebody?

           Yes,toacertainty,andtosuchadegree,thatCyrusHardingandthereporterwonderedifthereasonoftheunfortunatemanhadeverbeentotallyextinguished.Atfirst,accustomedtotheopenair,totheunrestrainedlibertywhichhehadenjoyedonTaborIsland,thestrangermanifestedasullenfury,anditwasfearedthathemightthrowhimselfontothebeach,outofoneofthewindowsofGraniteHouse.Butgraduallyhebecamecalmer,andmorefreedomwasallowedtohismovements.

           Theyhadreasontohope,andtohopemuch.Already,forgettinghiscarnivorousinstincts,thestrangeracceptedalessbestialnourishmentthanthatonwhichhefedontheislet,andcookedmeatdidnotproduceinhimthesamesentimentofrepulsionwhichhehadshowedonboardthe"Bonadventure."CyrusHardinghadprofitedbyamomentwhenhewassleeping,tocuthishairandmattedbeard,whichformedasortofmaneandgavehimsuchasavageaspect.Hehadalsobeenclothedmoresuitably,afterhavinggotridoftheragwhichcoveredhim.Theresultwasthat,thankstotheseattentions,thestrangerresumedamorehumanappearance,anditevenseemedasifhiseyeshadbecomemilder.Certainly,whenformerlylightedupbyintelligence,thisman’sfacemusthavehadasortofbeauty.

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