Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
“King of the Apes”
Foramomenttheylaythere,andthenTarzanrealizedthattheinertmasslyinguponhimwasbeyondpowereveragaintoinjuremanorape.
Withdifficultyhewriggledfrombeneaththegreatweight,andashestooderectandgazeddownuponthetrophyofhisskill,amightywaveofexultationsweptoverhim.
Withswellingbreast,heplacedafootuponthebodyofhispowerfulenemy,andthrowingbackhisfineyounghead,roaredouttheawfulchallengeofthevictoriousbullape.
Theforestechoedtothesavageandtriumphantpaean.Birdsfellstill,andthelargeranimalsandbeastsofpreyslunkstealthilyaway,forfewtherewereofallthejunglewhosoughtfortroublewiththegreatanthropoids.
AndinLondonanotherLordGreystokewasspeakingtoHISkindintheHouseofLords,butnonetrembledatthesoundofhissoftvoice.
SaborprovedunsavoryeatingeventoTarzanoftheApes,buthungerservedasamostefficaciousdisguisetotoughnessandranktaste,anderelong,withwell-filledstomach,theape-manwasreadytosleepagain.First,however,hemustremovethehide,foritwasasmuchforthisasforanyotherpurposethathehaddesiredtodestroySabor.
Deftlyheremovedthegreatpelt,forhehadpracticedoftenonsmalleranimals.Whenthetaskwasfinishedhecarriedhistrophytotheforkofahightree,andthere,curlinghimselfsecurelyinacrotch,hefellintodeepanddreamlessslumber.
