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Chapter 8

           "Oh,murdher!Lukhare!"criedtheGalwegian,pullingoffhisshirtandlayingbarehisbreast."Thare’stheriptoile’strack,rightacrassovermeribs!Didn’tItellyeztherewasanothersnake?OblissedMother,whatwillbecomeavme?Itfeelslikeastrakeavfire!"

           "Snake!"exclaimedStump,steppinguptotheaffrightedIrishman,andholdingthecandleclosetohisskin."Snakei’deed!Bythe’tarnalairthquake,itairnosnake!Itairwussthanthat!"

           "Worsethanasnake?"shoutedPhelimindismay."Worse,yezsay,MistherStump?Divyezmanethatit’sdangerous?"

           "Wal,itmoutbe,anitmoutn’t.Thetere’lldependonwhetherIkinfindsomethin’’bouthyur,anfinditsoon.EfIdon’t,then,MisterPheelum,Iwon’tanswer"

           "Oh,MistherStump,don’tsaythare’sdanger!"

           "Whatisit?"demandedMaurice,ashiseyesresteduponareddishlinerunningdiagonallyacrossthebreastofhisfollower,andwhichlookedasiftracedbythepointofahotspindle."Whatisit,anyhow?"herepeatedwithincreasinganxiety,asheobservedtheseriouslookwithwhichthehunterregardedthestrangemarking."Ineversawthelikebefore.Isitsomethingtobealarmedabout?"

           "Allo’thet,MisterGerald,"repliedStump,motioningMauriceoutsidethehut,andspeakingtohiminawhisper,soasnottobeoverheardbyPhelim.

           "Butwhatisit?"eagerlyaskedthemustanger."Itairthecrawlo’thepisencentipede."

           "Thepoisoncentipede!Hasitbittenhim?"

           "No,Ihardlythinkithez.

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