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The book fell open, almost of its own accord and as if from frequent consultation at this place, to the repellent twelfth plate shewing a butcher's shop amongst the Anzique cannibals. My sense of restlessness returned, though I did not exhibit it. THE BOOK FELL OPEN ALMOST OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND IF FROM FREQUENT CONSULTATION AT THIS PLACE TO THE REPELLENT TWELFTH PLATE SHOWING A BUTCHER'S SHOP AMONGST THE ANZICUS CANNIBALS MY SENSE OF RESTLESSNESS RETURNED THOUGH I DID NOT EXHIBIT IT
he could not read, and wondered how much better he could read the few books in English which adorned the room. This revelation of simplicity removed much of the ill-defined apprehension I had felt, and I smiled as my host rambled on: “Queer haow picters kin set a body thinkin’. Take this un here near the front. Hev yew ever seed trees like thet, with big leaves a-floppin’ over an’ daown? And them men—them can’t be niggers—they dew beat all. Kinder like Injuns, I guess, even ef they be in Afriky. Some o’ these here critters looks like monkeys, or half monkeys an’ half men, but I never heerd o’ nothing like this un.” Here he pointed to a fabulous creature of the artist, which one might describe as a sort of dragon with the head of an alligator. “But naow I’ll shew ye the best un—over here nigh the middle—” The old man’s speech grew a trifle thicker and his eyes assumed a brighter glow; but his fumbling hands, though seemingly clumsier than before, were entirely adequate to their mission.  OLD MAN FOR THE PICTURES IN A BOOK HE COULD NOT READ AND WONDERED HOW MUCH BETTER HE COULD READ THE FEW BOOKS IN ENGLISH WHICH ADORNED ROOM THIS REVELATION OF SIMPLICITY REMOVED MUCH OF THE ILL DEFINED APPREHENSION I HAD FELT AND I SMILED AS MY HOST RAMBLED ON QUEER HOW PICTURES CAN SET A BODY THINKIN TAKE THIS'N HERE NEAR THE FRONT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN TREES LIKE THAT WITH BIG LEAVES A FLOPPIN OVER AN DOWN AN THEM MEN THEM CAN'T BE NIGGERS THEY DO BEAT ALL KIND O LOOK LIKE INJUNS I GUESS EVEN IF THEY BE IN AFRIKI SOME O THESE HERE CRITTERS LOOKS LIKE MONKEYS OR HALF MONKEYS AND HALF MEN BUT I NEVER HEERD O NOTHIN LIKE THIS'N HERE HE POINTED TO A FABULOUS CREATURE OF THE ARTIST WHICH ONE MIGHT DESCRIBE AS A SORT OF DRAGON WITH THE HEAD OF AN ALLIGATOR BUT NOW I'LL SHOW YE THE BEST UN OVER HERE NIGH THE MIDDLE THE OLD MAN'S SPEECH GREW A TRIFLE THICKER AND HIS EYES ASSUMED A BRIGHTER GLOW BUT HIS FUMBLING HANDS THOUGH SEEMINGLY CLUMSIER THAN BEFORE WERE ENTIRELY ADEQUATE TO THEIR MISSION
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