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tossed his antlers so that the try was fruitless。           But was I to lose my only 

chance of shore�拭       �With all my strength I hurled myself upon him�察�missing 

my   clutch   again   by   a   hair's´breadth   and   going   head´   long   into   the   salt 

furrow his chest was turning up。            Happily I kept hold of the web�察�for the 

great elk then turned back�察�passing between me and the ruck of stuff and 

getting thereby the silk under his chin�察�and as I came gasping to the top 

once more round came that dainty wreckage over his back�察�and I clutched 

it�察�and sooner than it takes to tell I was towing to the shore as perhaps no 

one was ever towed before。 

     The   big   beast   dragged   the   ruck   like   withered   weed   be´   hind   him�察�



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bellowing all the time with a voice which made the hills echo all round�察�

and   then�察  �when     he   got   his  feet   upon   the  shallows�察  �rose   dripping    and 

mountainous�察�a very cliff of black hide and limb against the night shine�察�

and with a single sweep of his antlers tore the webbing from me�察�who lay 

prone and breathless in the mud�察�and�察�thinking it was his enemy�察�hurled the 

limp bundle on the beach�察�and then�察�having pounded it with his cloven feet 

into   formless   shreds�察  �bellowed   again   victoriously   and   went   off   into   the 

dark´ ness of the forests。 



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                               CHAPTER IX 



     I   landed�察  �stiff   enough   as   you   will   guess�察  �but   pleased   to   be   on   shore 

again。     It   was   a   melancholy   neighbourhood   of   low   islands�察  �overgrown 

with rank grass and bushes�察�salt water encircling them�察�and inside sandy 

dunes     and    hummocks       with    shallow    pools�察   �gleaming     ghostly    in  the 

retreating   daylight�察  �while   beyond   these   rose   the   black   bosses   of   what 

looked   like   a   forest。  Thither   I   made   my   way�察  �plunging   uncomfortably 

through shallows�察�and tripping over blackened branches which�察�lying just 

below the surface�察�quivered like snakes as the evening breeze ruffled each 

surface�察�until the ground hardened under foot�察�and presently I was standing�察�

hungry and faint but safe�察�on dry land again。 

     The   forest   was   so   close   to   the   sea�察  �one   could   not   advance   without 

entering   it�察  �and   once   within   its   dark   arcades   every   way   looked   equally 

gloomy and hopeless。          I struggled through tangles night made more and 

more impenetrable each min´ ute�察�until presently I could go no further�察�and 

where a dense canopy of trees overhead gave out for a minute on the edge 

of a swampy hollow�察�I determined to wait for daylight。 

     Never     was    there   a   more    wet    or  weary     traveller�察  �or  one    more 

desperately      lonely   than   he  who    wrapped     himself    up   in  the  miserable 

insufficiency of his wet rags�察�and without fire or supper crept amongst the 

exposed roots of a tree growing out of a bank�察�and prepared to hope grimly 

for morning。 

     Round and round meanwhile was drawn the close screen of night�察�till 

the   clearing   in   front   was   blotted   out�察  �and   only   the   tree´tops�察  �black   as 

rugged hills one behind the other�察�stood out against the heavy purple of the 

circlet of sky above。       As the evening deepened the quaintest noises began 

on every handnoises so strange and bewildering that as I cowered down 

with my teeth chattering�察�and stared hard into the impenetrable�察�they could 

be likened to nothing but the crying of all the souls of dead things since 

the   beginning。   Never   was   there   such   an   infernal   chorus   as   that   which 

played up the Martian stars。          Down there in front�察�where hummock grass 

was   growing�察 �some   beast   squeaked   contin´   uously�察 �till   I shouted   at   him�察�

then    he   stopped    a  minute�察   �and   began    again   in  entirely   another    note。 



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Away on the hills two rival monsters were calling to each other in tones so 

hollow they seemed as I listened to penetrate through me�察�and echo out of 

my heart again。        Far overhead�察�gigantic bats were flitting�察�the shadow of 

their wings dimming a dozen universes at once�察�and crying to each other in 

shrill tones that rent the air like tearing silk。 

     As   I   listened   to   those   vampires   discussing   their   infernal   loves   under 

the stars�察�from a branch right overhead broke such a deathly howl from the 

throat   of   a   wandering   forest   cat   that   everything   else   was   hushed   for   a 

moment。       All about a myriad insects were making night giddy with their 

ghostly fires�察�while underground and from the labyrinths of mat´ ted roots 

came quaint sounds of   rustling snakes and forest pigs�察�and all the   lesser 

things that dig and scratch and growl。 

     Yet I was desperately sleepy�察�my sword hung heavy as lead at my side�察�

my  eyelids drooped�察 �and   so   at   last   I dozed   uneasily  for   an hour or   two。 

Then�察�all on a sudden�察�I came wide awake with a shock。                      The night was 

quieter now�察�away in the forest depth strange noises still arose�察�but close at 

hand   was   a   strange   hush�察  �like   the   hush   of   expecta´   tion�察  �and�察  �listening 

wonderingly�察  �I   was   aware   of   slow�察  �heavy   footsteps   coming   up   from   the 

river�察�now two or three steps together�察�then a pause�察�then another step or 

two�察  �and   as   I   bent   towards   the  approaching   thing�察  �staring   into   the   dark´ 

ness�察 �my   strained senses   were   conscious   of   another   approach�察 �as   like   as 

could     be�察 �coming     from   behind     me。    On    they   came�察   �making     the  very 

ground quake with their weight�察�till I judged that both were about on the 

edge   of   the   clearing�察  �two   vast   rat´like   shadows�察  �but   as   big   as   elephants�察�

and bringing a most intolerable smell of sour slime with them。                    There�察�on 

the edge of the amphitheatre�察�each for the first time ap´ peared to become 

aware of the other's presencethe foot´ steps stopped dead。                   I could hear 

the water dripping from the fur of those giant brutes amongst the shadows 

and the deep breathing of the one nearest me�察�a scanty ten paces off�察�but 

not another sound in the stillness。 

     Minute after minute passed�察�yet neither moved。                 A half´ hour grew to 

a full hour�察�and that hour lengthened amid the keenest tension till my ears 

ached     with   listening�察   �and   my    eyes   were    sore   with   straining
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