Part 98 (2/2)

Bevis Richard Jefferies 7260K 2022-07-22

”It's disgusting,” said Bevis, turning to Mark; ”spoiling our island.”

”Not a tiger,” said Mark. ”Only a girl.”

”It's not proper,” said Bevis in a towering rage. ”Tigers are proper, girls are not proper.”

”No; that they're not.”

”Girls are--Foo!--”

”Very--foo!” Contemptuous puffing. ”It's not the stealing.”

”No; it's the coming--”

”Where you're not wanted--”

”Horrible!”

”Hateful!”

”What shall we do?”

”Can't kill her.”

”Nor torture her.”

”Nor scalp her.”

”Thing!”

”Creature!”

”Yow--wow!”

”Tie her up.”

”If we were savages we'd cook you!”

”Limb at a time.”

”What _can_ we do with her?”

”Let me stop,” said Loo pleadingly. ”Let _you_ stop! You!”

”I can cook and make tea and wash things.”

”Stop a minute,” said Mark. ”Perhaps she's a native.”

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