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d the two men carried the
deer back toward the launch while I walked a hundred yards aheadin the
hope of bagging something further for our larder.
We had covered about half the distance to the riverwhen I suddenly
came face to face with a man. He was as primitive and uncouth in
appearance as the Grabritins--a shaggyunkempt savageclothed in a shirt
of skin cured with the head onthe latter surmounting his own head to
form a bonnetand giving to him a most fearful and ferocious aspect.
The fellow was armed with a long spear and a clubthe latter dangling
down his back from a leathern thong about his neck. His feet were
incased in hide [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
At sight of mehe halted for an instantthen turned and dove into the
forestandthough I called reassuringly to him in English he did not return
nor did I again see him.
The sight of the wild man raised my hopes once more that elsewhere
we might find men in a higher state of civilization--it was the society of
civilized man that I craved--and sowith a lighter heartI continued on
toward the river and the launch.
I was still some distance ahead of Delcarte and Taylorwhen I came in
sight of the Rhine again. But I came to the water's edge before I noticed
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On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaahfwz
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