Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man’s Reason
HisarmwaspassedbeneathTerkoz’sarmfrombehindandhishandandforearmencircledthebackofTerkoz’sneck.Itwasthehalf-Nelsonofmodernwrestlingwhichtheuntaughtape-manhadstumbledupon,butsuperiorreasonshowedhiminaninstantthevalueofthethinghehaddiscovered.Itwasthedifferencetohimbetweenlifeanddeath.
Andsohestruggledtoencompassasimilarholdwiththelefthand,andinafewmomentsTerkoz’sbullneckwascreakingbeneathafull-Nelson.
Therewasnomorelungingaboutnow.Thetwolayperfectlystillupontheground,TarzanuponTerkoz’sback.Slowlythebulletheadoftheapewasbeingforcedlowerandloweruponhischest.
Tarzanknewwhattheresultwouldbe.Inaninstanttheneckwouldbreak.ThentherecametoTerkoz’srescuethesamethingthathadputhiminthesesorestraits—aman’sreasoningpower.
"IfIkillhim,"thoughtTarzan,"whatadvantagewillitbetome?Willitnotrobthetribeofagreatfighter?AndifTerkozbedead,hewillknownothingofmysupremacy,whilealivehewilleverbeanexampletotheotherapes."
"KA-GODA?"hissedTarzaninTerkoz’sear,which,inapetongue,means,freelytranslated:"Doyousurrender?"
Foramomenttherewasnoreply,andTarzanaddedafewmoreouncesofpressure,whichelicitedahorrifiedshriekofpainfromthegreatbeast.
"KA-GODA?"repeatedTarzan.
