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"But, in the sense I mean, may have a very literal and terrible significance," pursued Dr. Silence. BUT IN THE SENSE I MEAN MAY HAVE A VERY LITERAL AND TERRIBLE SIGNIFICANCE PURSUED DOCTOR SILENCE
lence, making himself comfortable against the rock, "it is of human origin, this animal; it is undoubted lycanthropy." His words had the effect precisely of a bombshell. Maloney listened as though he had been struck. "You puzzle me utterly," he said, sitting up closer and staring at him. "Perhaps," replied the other, "but if you'll listen to me for a few moments you may be less puzzled at the end—or more. It depends how much you know. Let me go further and say that you have underestimated, or miscalculated, the effect of this primitive wild life upon all of you." "In what way?" asked the clergyman, bristling a trifle. "It is strong medicine for any town-dweller, and for some of you it has been too strong. One of you has gone wild." He uttered these last words with great emphasis. "Gone savage," he added, looking from one to the other. Neither of us found anything to reply. "To say that the brute has awakened in a man is not a mere metaphor always," he went on presently. "Of course not! ABRUPTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE REPLIED JOHN SILENCE MAKING HIMSELF COMFORTABLE AGAINST THE ROCK IT IS OF HUMAN ORIGIN THIS ANIMAL IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY LIKE ANTHROPY HIS WORDS HAD THE EFFECT PRECISELY OF A BOMB SHELL MALONEY LISTENED AS THOUGH HE HAD BEEN STRUCK YOU PUZZLE ME UTTERLY HE SAID SITTING UP CLOSER AND STARING AT HIM PERHAPS REPLIED THE OTHER BUT IF YOU'LL LISTEN TO ME FOR A FEW MOMENTS YOU MAY BE LESS PUZZLED AT THE END OR MORE DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU KNOW LET ME GO FURTHER AND SAY THAT YOU HAVE UNDERESTIMATED OR MISCALCULATED THE EFFECT OF THIS PRIMITIVE WILD LIFE UPON ALL OF YOU IN WHAT WAY ASKED THE CLERGYMAN BRISTLING A TRIFLE IT IS STRONG MEDICINE FOR ANY TOWN DWELLER AND FOR SOME OF YOU IT HAS BEEN TOO STRONG ONE OF YOU HAS GONE WILD HE UTTERED THESE LAST WORDS WITH GREAT EMPHASIS GONE SAVAGE HE ADDED LOOKING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER NEITHER OF US FOUND ANYTHING TO REPLY TO SAY THAT THE BRUTE HAS AWAKENED IN A MAN IS NOT A MERE METAPHOR ALWAYS HE WENT ON PRESENTLY OF COURSE NOT
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