Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Man’s Reason
"KA-GODA!"criedTerkoz.
"Listen,"saidTarzan,easingupatrifle,butnotreleasinghishold."IamTarzan,KingoftheApes,mightyhunter,mightyfighter.Inallthejunglethereisnonesogreat.
"Youhavesaid:‘KA-GODA’tome.Allthetribehaveheard.Quarrelnomorewithyourkingoryourpeople,fornexttimeIshallkillyou.Doyouunderstand?"
"HUH,"assentedTerkoz.
"Andyouaresatisfied?"
"HUH,"saidtheape.
Tarzanlethimup,andinafewminutesallwerebackattheirvocations,asthoughnaughthadoccurredtomarthetranquilityoftheirprimevalforesthaunts.
ButdeepinthemindsoftheapeswasrootedtheconvictionthatTarzanwasamightyfighterandastrangecreature.Strangebecausehehadhaditinhispowertokillhisenemy,buthadallowedhimtolive—unharmed.
Thatafternoonasthetribecametogether,aswastheirwontbeforedarknesssettledonthejungle,Tarzan,hiswoundswashedinthewatersofthestream,calledtheoldmalesabouthim.
"Youhaveseenagainto-daythatTarzanoftheApesisthegreatestamongyou,"hesaid.
"HUH,"theyrepliedwithonevoice,"Tarzanisgreat."
"Tarzan,"hecontinued,"isnotanape.Heisnotlikehispeople
