“ An animal may be ferocious and cunning enough, but it takes a real man to tell a lie. ”
H. G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896). copy citation
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Source | The Island of Doctor Moreau |
| Topic | animal lie |
| Date | 1896 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/159/159-h/159-h.htm |
Context
“Twenty pairs of eyes regarded me.
“The House of Pain is gone,” said I. “It will come again. The Master you cannot see; yet even now he listens among you.”
“True, true!” said the Dog-man.
They were staggered at my assurance. An animal may be ferocious and cunning enough, but it takes a real man to tell a lie.
“The Man with the Bandaged Arm speaks a strange thing,” said one of the Beast Folk.
“I tell you it is so,” I said. “The Master and the House of Pain will come again. Woe be to him who breaks the Law!””
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