Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
“King of the Apes”
Thelightofdayhadgivenplacetothedarknessofamoonlessnight,andonlythefiresintheimmediatevicinityoftheorgyhadbeenkeptalighttocastarestlessglowupontherestlessscene.
Gentlythelitheboydroppedtothesoftearthattheendofthevillagestreet.Quicklyhegatheredupthearrows—allofthemthistime,forhehadbroughtanumberoflongfiberstobindthemintoabundle.
Withouthastehewrappedthemsecurely,andthen,ereheturnedtoleave,thedevilofcapriciousnessenteredhisheart.Helookedaboutforsomehintofawildpranktoplayuponthesestrange,grotesquecreaturesthattheymightbeagainawareofhispresenceamongthem.
Droppinghisbundleofarrowsatthefootofthetree,Tarzancreptamongtheshadowsatthesideofthestreetuntilhecametothesamehuthehadenteredontheoccasionofhisfirstvisit.
Insideallwasdarkness,buthisgropinghandssoonfoundtheobjectforwhichhesought,andwithoutfurtherdelayheturnedagaintowardthedoor.
Hehadtakenbutastep,however,erehisquickearcaughtthesoundofapproachingfootstepsimmediatelywithout.Inanotherinstantthefigureofawomandarkenedtheentranceofthehut.
Tarzandrewbacksilentlytothefarwall,andhishandsoughtthelong,keenhuntingknifeofhisfather.Thewomancamequicklytothecenterofthehut.Thereshepausedforaninstantfeelingaboutwithherhandsforthethingshesought.
