Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
“King of the Apes”
HisbowandarrowslaysomedistanceawaywherehehaddroppedthemwhileshowingSabor’shidetohisfellowapes,sothatheconfrontedKerchaknowwithonlyhishuntingknifeandhissuperiorintellecttooffsettheferociousstrengthofhisenemy.
Ashisantagonistcameroaringtowardhim,LordGreystoketorehislongknifefromitssheath,andwithanansweringchallengeashorridandbloodcurdlingasthatofthebeasthefaced,rushedswiftlytomeettheattack.Hewastooshrewdtoallowthoselonghairyarmstoencirclehim,andjustastheirbodieswereabouttocrashtogether,TarzanoftheApesgraspedoneofthehugewristsofhisassailant,and,springinglightlytooneside,drovehisknifetothehiltintoKerchak’sbody,belowtheheart.
Beforehecouldwrenchthebladefreeagain,thebull’squicklungetoseizehiminthoseawfularmshadtorntheweaponfromTarzan’sgrasp.
Kerchakaimedaterrificblowattheape-man’sheadwiththeflatofhishand,ablowwhich,haditlanded,mighteasilyhavecrushedinthesideofTarzan’sskull.
Themanwastooquick,and,duckingbeneathit,himselfdeliveredamightyone,withclenchedfist,inthepitofKerchak’sstomach
