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It had leaped with a blazing fury from the overhanging bank behind; he saw the blood still streaming from its wounded flank. It must land—he saw it with a secret, awful pleasure—full upon the striding figure, whose head was turned away! IT HAD LEAPED WITH A BLAZING FURY FROM THE OVERHANGING BANK BEHIND HE SAW THE BLOOD STILL STREAMING FROM ITS WOUNDED FLANK IT MUST LAND HE SAW IT WITH A SECRET AWFUL PLEASURE FULL UPON THE STRIDING FIGURE WHOSE HEAD WAS TURNED AWAY
rly, while the light burned more deeply in his eyes. “It is, rather, that she waits for me by the fire across the river, and that I would get to her. With your help added to my love,” he went on in a trusting voice, “the gods have shown me the favour of true happiness!” He pointed with his spear to a camp-fire on the farther bank, turning his head as he strode to plunge into the stream and swim across. For an instant, then, the other felt his natural love turn into bitter hate. His own fierce passion, unconfessed, concealed, burst into instant flame. That the[152] girl should become his brother’s wife sent the blood surging through his veins in fury. He felt his life and all that he desired go down in ashes. ... He watched his brother stride towards the water, the deer-skin cast across one naked shoulder—when another object caught his practised eye. In mid-air it passed suddenly, like a shining gleam; it seemed to hang a second; then it swept swiftly forward past his head—and downward.  ME JUST NOW BROTHER HE INTERRUPTED EAGERLY WHILE THE LIGHT BURNED MORE DEEPLY IN HIS EYES IT IS RATHER THAT SHE WAITS FOR ME BY THE FIRE ACROSS THE RIVER AND THAT I WOULD GET TO HER WITH YOUR HELP ADDED TO MY LOVE HE WENT ON IN A TRUSTING VOICE THE GODS HAVE SHOWN ME THE FAVOR OF TRUE HAPPINESS HE POINTED WITH HIS SPEAR TO A CAMP FIRE ON THE FARTHER BANK TURNING HIS HEAD AS HE STRODE TO PLUNGE INTO THE STREAM AND SWIM ACROSS FOR AN INSTANT THEN THE OTHER FELT HIS NATURAL LOVE TURN INTO BITTER HATE HIS OWN FIERCE PASSION UNCONFESSED CONCEALED BURST INTO INSTANT FLAME THAT THE GIRL SHOULD BECOME HIS BROTHER'S WIFE SENT THE BLOOD SURGING THROUGH HIS VEINS IN FURY HE FELT HIS LIFE AND ALL THAT HE DESIRED GO DOWN IN ASHES HE WATCHED HIS BROTHER STRIDE TOWARDS THE WATER THE DEER SKIN CAST ACROSS ONE NAKED SHOULDER WHEN ANOTHER OBJECT CAUGHT HIS PRACTICED EYE IN MID AIR IT PASSED SUDDENLY LIKE A SHINING GLEAM IT SEEMED TO HANG A SECOND THEN IT SWEPT SWIFTLY FORWARD PAST HIS HEAD AND DOWNWARD
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