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Laughter, however, was never farther from my mind than at this moment when I listened to Dr. Silence as he carefully suggested to the clergyman the very explanation that had gradually been forcing itself upon my own mind. LAUGHTER HOWEVER WAS NEVER FARTHER FROM MY MIND THAN AT THIS MOMENT WHEN I LISTENED TO DOCTOR SILENCE AS HE CAREFULLY SUGGESTED TO THE CLERGYMAN THE VERY EXPLANATION THAT HAD GRADUALLY BEEN FORCING ITSELF UPON MY OWN MIND
least of all their possessor, may leap forth—" "Atavism can hardly explain a roaming animal with teeth and claws and sanguinary instincts," interrupted Maloney with impatience. "The term is of your own choice," continued the doctor equably, "not mine, and it is a good example of a word that indicates a result while it conceals the process; but the explanation of this beast that haunts your island and attacks your daughter is of far deeper significance than mere atavistic tendencies, or throwing back to animal origin, which I suppose is the thought in your mind." "You spoke just now of lycanthropy," said Maloney, looking bewildered and anxious to keep to plain facts evidently; "I think I have come across the word, but really—really—it can have no actual significance to-day, can it? These superstitions of mediaeval times can hardly—" He looked round at me with his jolly red face, and the expression of astonishment and dismay on it would have made me shout with laughter at any other time. INCTS THAT NO ONE DREAMED OF LEAST OF ALL THEIR POSSESSOR MAY LEAP FORTH ATABISM CAN HARDLY EXPLAIN A ROAMING ANIMAL WITH TEETH AND CLAWS AND SANGUINARY INSTINCTS INTERRUPTED MALONEY WITH IMPATIENCE THE TERM IS OF YOUR OWN CHOICE CONTINUED THE DOCTOR EQUABLY NOT MINE AND IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A WORD THAT INDICATES A RESULT WHILE IT CONCEALS THE PROCESS BUT THE EXPLANATION OF THIS BEAST THAT HAUNTS YOUR ISLAND AND ATTACKS YOUR DAUGHTER IS OF FAR DEEPER SIGNIFICANCE THAN MERE ATAVISTIC TENDENCIES OR THROWING BACK TO ANIMAL ORIGIN WHICH I SUPPOSE IS THE THOUGHT IN YOUR MIND YOU SPOKE JUST NOW OF LIKE ANTHROPY SAID MALONEY LOOKING BEWILDERED AND ANXIOUS TO KEEP TO PLAIN FACTS EVIDENTLY I THINK I HAVE COME ACROSS THE WORD BUT REALLY REALLY IT CAN HAVE NO ACTUAL SIGNIFICANCE TO DAY CAN IT THESE SUPERSTITIONS OF MEDIAEVAL TIMES CAN HARDLY HE LOOKED ROUND AT ME WITH HIS JOLLY RED FACE AND THE EXPRESSION OF ASTONISHMENT AND DISMAY ON IT WOULD HAVE MADE ME SHOUT WITH LAUGHTER AT ANY OTHER TIME
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