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The accident was a calamity, because Skag's was already worn out cutting step-way to climb out of khuds, and this was all they had left to serve such a purpose. "That settles it, we must go," said Cadman, looking ruefully at the stump of his old blade. "Our nearest kin wouldn't know us, but we are still recognisable to each other, and I'm not exactly ready to quit are you?"
In mind, they were like children; happy and friendly, joyful to teach all they knew joyful to show all they had. The days rang with clean, childish laughter; but there was no philosophy. There was no deep concern, no lasting grief, no hate. "Skag, my son," said Cadman solemnly, "if a man really wants to depart from sin this is the place to come!"
"As if I had not got my hands too full already, now I am in for another plaguesome business, which will cost a lot of money, instead of bringing money in. How many people have I now to look after? In the first place, two vile wretches Rickon Goold, the ship-scuttler, and John Cadman, the murderer supposing that Dr. Upandown and Mrs. Carroway are right.
The girl left her place before the consequences of her crime became public; and Michael had written to the man Cadman, telling him he ought to support the child of which he was the father. When he received the answer, a sudden thought struck him.
She lay as if in the grip of fever, her distorted mind pursuing quaint visions and trifling and irrelevant ideas. As they drew near, the rescue-party sent out a breathless cheer, which was answered from the ship with a wild yell of exultation, and then a broadside of questions burst from the deck of the Francis Cadman, where every creature on board excitedly awaited the boat's return.
The beast was still crouched against the wall. "Yes?" said Skag. "That you should walk over and stroke his head." "Oh, no, he is cornered. He would fight." "There's really a kind of law about all this ?" "Very much a law." After an interval Cadman breathed: "I like it. Oh, yes," he added wearily, "I like it all."
"Of course, it was all easy to believe, after what I saw " "What did you see?" he asked. "That the two priests of Hanuman permitted you to follow them here " Then Carlin verified what Cadman had said, that the priests make no mistakes in these things. . . . Presently Skag was listening to accounts of Carlin's life. He was insatiable to hear all.
During those few last days they were much together in the open jungle around the ancient unwalled city; and once as they walked, two strange silent native men passed them going in toward the wilderness. "The priests of Hanuman," Cadman whispered. Skag enquired. He had a new and enlarged place in his mind for everything about these men.
Cadman explained that these priests serve the monkey people: to this purpose they are a separate priesthood. Abandoning possessions and loves and hates of their kind, they live lives of austerity, mingling with the monkey people in their own jungles; eating, drinking with them; sleeping near; playing and mourning with them in every possible way giving expression to good-will.
Cadman Sahib cleared his throat. "All right to talk?" he asked huskily. "Sure. It will help " He cleared his throat again and inquired in an enticing tone: "You actually don't mean to use the pistol?" "I'm not a crack-shot," Skag said queerly. "You might pass it to me. I'm supposed to be " "It is bad light." "And then again, you might not," Cadman laughed softly. "I've got you, son "
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