Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man and Man
But,bethatasitmay,Tarzanwouldnotruingoodmeatinanysuchfoolishmanner,sohegobbleddownagreatquantityoftherawflesh,buryingthebalanceofthecarcassbesidethetrailwherehecouldfindituponhisreturn.
AndthenLordGreystokewipedhisgreasyfingersuponhisnakedthighsandtookupthetrailofKulonga,thesonofMbonga,theking;whileinfar-offLondonanotherLordGreystoke,theyoungerbrotheroftherealLordGreystoke’sfather,sentbackhischopstotheclub’sCHEFbecausetheywereunderdone,andwhenhehadfinishedhisrepasthedippedhisfinger-endsintoasilverbowlofscentedwateranddriedthemuponapieceofsnowydamask.
AlldayTarzanfollowedKulonga,hoveringabovehiminthetreeslikesomemalignspirit.Twicemorehesawhimhurlhisarrowsofdestruction—onceatDango,thehyena,andagainatManu,themonkey.Ineachinstancetheanimaldiedalmostinstantly,forKulonga’spoisonwasveryfreshandverydeadly.
Tarzanthoughtmuchonthiswondrousmethodofslayingasheswungslowlyalongatasafedistancebehindhisquarry.Heknewthatalonethetinyprickofthearrowcouldnotsoquicklydispatchthesewildthingsofthejungle,whowereoftentornandscratchedandgoredinafrightfulmannerastheyfoughtwiththeirjungleneighbors,yetasoftenrecoveredasnot.
No,therewassomethingmysteriousconnectedwiththesetinysliversofwoodwhichcouldbringdeathbyamerescratch.
