Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man’s Reason
SolimitedwastheirvocabularythatTarzancouldnoteventalkwiththemofthemanynewtruths,andthegreatfieldsofthoughtthathisreadinghadopenedupbeforehislongingeyes,ormakeknownambitionswhichstirredhissoul.
Amongthetribehenolongerhadfriendsasofold.Alittlechildmayfindcompanionshipinmanystrangeandsimplecreatures,buttoagrownmantheremustbesomesemblanceofequalityinintellectasthebasisforagreeableassociation.
HadKalalived,Tarzanwouldhavesacrificedallelsetoremainnearher,butnowthatshewasdead,andtheplayfulfriendsofhischildhoodgrownintofierceandsurlybruteshefeltthathemuchpreferredthepeaceandsolitudeofhiscabintotheirksomedutiesofleadershipamongstahordeofwildbeasts.
ThehatredandjealousyofTerkoz,sonofTublat,didmuchtocounteracttheeffectofTarzan’sdesiretorenouncehiskingshipamongtheapes,for,stubbornyoungEnglishmanthathewas,hecouldnotbringhimselftoretreatinthefaceofsomalignantanenemy.
ThatTerkozwouldbechosenleaderinhissteadheknewfullwell,fortimeandagaintheferociousbrutehadestablishedhisclaimtophysicalsupremacyoverthefewbullapeswhohaddaredresenthissavagebullying.
Tarzanwouldhavelikedtosubduetheuglybeastwithoutrecoursetoknifeorarrows.
