Therewasapauseintheoutcry，andfromHans’mouthcameanimitationofasnake’shiss，soperfectthatIalmostsprungtomyfeetThesustainedmurderoussoundranalongthedeck，andthewrenchingatthebarsceasedTheorang-outangwasquakinginanecstasyofpureterror。
“Dotstophim。”saidHans“IlearneddottrickinMogoungTanjongwhenIwascollectingliddlemonkeysforsomepeoplesinBerlinEferyoneinderworldisafraidofdermonkeysexceptdersnakeSoIblaysnakeagainstmonkey，andhekeepquitestill。
DerewastoomuchEgoinhisCosmosDotisdersoul-customofmonkeysAreyouasleep，orwillyoulisten，andIwilltelladaledotyoushallnotpelief？”
“There’snotaleinthewideworldthatIcan’tbelieve。”Isaid。
“IfyouhavelearnedpeliefyouhaflearnedsomedingsNowI
shalltryyourpeliefGood！WhenIwascollectingdoseliddlemonkeys-itwasin’79or’80，undIwasinderislandsofderArchipelago-overdereinderdark“-hepointedsouthwardtoNewGuineagenerally-“MeinGott！IwouldsoonercollectlifereddevilsthanliddlemonkeysWhendeydonotbiteoffyourthumbsdeyarealwaysdyingfromnostalgia-homesick-fordeyhafderimperfectsoul，whichismidwayarrestedindefelopment-undtoomuchEgoIwasderefornearlyayear，unddereIfoundamandotwascalledBertranHewasaFrenchman，undhewasagootman-naturalisttotheboneDeysaidhewasanescapedconvict，buthewasanaturalist，unddotwasenoughformeHewouldcallallherlifebeastsfromderforests，unddeywouldcomeIsaidhewasStFrancisofAssisiinanewdransmigrationproduced，undhelaughedundsaidhehalneverpreachtoderfishesHesolddemfortripang-beche-de-mer。
“Unddotman，whowaskingofbeasts-tamermen，hehadinderhouseshushsuchanoderasdotdevil-animalindercage-agreatorang-outangdotthoughthewasamanHehaffoundhimwhenhewasachild-derorang-outang-undhewaschildandbrotherandoperacomiqueallroundtoBertranHehadhisroomindothouse-notacage，butaroom-mitabedandsheets，andhewouldgotobedandgetupindermorningandsmokehiscigarundeathisdinnermitBertran，undwalkmithimhand-in-hand，which。
wasmosthorribleHerrGott！IhafseendotbeastthrowhimselfbackinhischairandlaughwhenBertranhafmadefunofmeHewasnotabeast；hewasaman，andhetalkedtoBertran，undBertrancomprehended，forIbaveseendemUndhewasalwayspolitefultomeexceptwhenItalktoolongtoBertranundsaynodingsatalltohimDenhewouldpullmeaway-disgreat，darkdevil，mithisenormouspaws~hushasifIwasachildHewasnotabeast，hewasamanDisIsawpeforeIknowhimthreemonths，undBertranhehafsawthesame；andBimi，derorang-outang，bafunderstoodusboth，mithiscigarbetweenhisbig-dogteethundderbluegum。
“Iwasdereayear，dereundatdereoderislands-somedimesformonkeysandsomedimesforbutterfliesundorchitsOnetimeBertransaystomedothewillbemarried，becauseheha~foundagirldotwasgoot，andheinquireifthismarryingideawasrightI
wouldnotsay，pecauseitwasnotmedotwasgoingtobemarried。
Denhegooffcourtingdergirl-shewasahalf-casteFrenchgirl-
veryprettyHafyougotanewlightformycigar？Oof！VeryprettyOnlyIsay’HafyouthoughtofBimi？IfhepullsmeawaywhenItalktoyou，whatwillhedotoyourwife？HewillpullherinpiecesIfIwasyou，Bertran，IwouldgifmywifeforweddingpresentderstufffigureofBimi。’BydottimeIbadlearnedsomedingsaboutdermonkeypeoples’Shoothim？’saysBertran。
’Heisyourbeast，’Isaid；’ifhewasminehewouldbeshotnow。’
“DenIfeltatderbackofmyneckderfingersofBimiMeinGott！ItellyoudothetalkedthroughdosefingersItwasderdeaf-and-dumbalphabetallgompleteHeslidehishairyarmroundmyneck，andhetiltupmychinandlookintomyface，shusttoseeifIunderstoodhistalksowellasheunderstoodmine。
“’Seenowdere！’saysBertran，’undyouwouldshoothimwhileheiscuddlingyou？DotisderTeutoningrate！’
“ButIknewdotIhadmadeBimialife’senemy，pecausehisfingershaftalkmurderthroughthebackofmyneckNextdimeI
seeBimiderewasapistolinmybelt，undhetouchitonce，andI
opendebreechtoshowhimitwasloadedHehafseenderliddlemonkeyskilledinderwoods，...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：