Копи царя Соломона

           Iwasslightlystaggeredatthis,moreespeciallyasIsawthehandsofsomeofthemenstealdowntotheirsides,wherehungoneachwhatlookedtomelikealargeandheavyknife. 

           "Whatdoesthatbeggarsay?"askedGood. 

           "Hesayswearegoingtobekilled,"Iansweredgrimly. 

           "Oh,Lord!"groanedGood;and,aswashiswaywhenperplexed,heputhishandtohisfalseteeth,draggingthetopsetdownandallowingthemtoflybacktohisjawwithasnap. Itwasamostfortunatemove,fornextsecondthedignifiedcrowdofKukuanasutteredasimultaneousyellofhorror,andboltedbacksomeyards. 

           "What’sup?"saidI. 

           "It’shisteeth,"whisperedSirHenryexcitedly."Hemovedthem.Takethemout,Good,takethemout!" 

           Heobeyed,slippingthesetintothesleeveofhisflannelshirt. 

           Inanothersecondcuriosityhadovercomefear,andthemenadvancedslowly. Apparentlytheyhadnowforgottentheiramiableintentionofkillingus.