“ To kill Man is always, shameful. ”
Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book (1895). copy citation
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
|---|---|
| Source | The Second Jungle Book |
| Topic | killing |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1937/1937-h/1937-h.htm |
Context
“Shere Khan slunk away, not daring to growl, for he knew—what every one else knows—that when the last comes to the last, Hathi is the Master of the Jungle.
“ What is this right Shere Khan speaks of? ” To kill Man is always, shameful. The Law says so. And yet Hathi says—— ” “ Ask him. I do not know, Little Brother. Right or no right, if Hathi had not spoken I would have taught that lame butcher his lesson. To come to the Peace Rock fresh from a kill of Man—and to boast of it—is a jackal’s trick.” source
“ What is this right Shere Khan speaks of? ” To kill Man is always, shameful. The Law says so. And yet Hathi says—— ” “ Ask him. I do not know, Little Brother. Right or no right, if Hathi had not spoken I would have taught that lame butcher his lesson. To come to the Peace Rock fresh from a kill of Man—and to boast of it—is a jackal’s trick.” source
