Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
His Own Kind
ForamomentlongerTarzanwatchedwhileanumberofboxesandbundleswereloweredintothewaitingboats,then,astheyshovedofffromtheship’sside,theape-mansnatchedupapieceofpaper,andwithapencilprintedonitforafewmomentsuntilitboreseverallinesofstrong,well-made,almostletter-perfectcharacters.
Thisnoticehestuckuponthedoorwithasmallsharpsplinterofwood.Thengatheringuphisprecioustinbox,hisarrows,andasmanybowsandspearsashecouldcarry,hehastenedthroughthedooranddisappearedintotheforest.
Whenthetwoboatswerebeacheduponthesilverysanditwasastrangeassortmentofhumanitythatclamberedashore.
Sometwentysoulsinalltherewere,fifteenofthemroughandvillainousappearingseamen.
Theothersofthepartywereofdifferentstamp.
Onewasanelderlyman,withwhitehairandlargerimmedspectacles.Hisslightlystoopedshouldersweredrapedinanill-fitting,thoughimmaculate,frockcoat,andashinysilkhataddedtotheincongruityofhisgarbinanAfricanjungle.
Thesecondmemberofthepartytolandwasatallyoungmaninwhiteducks,whiledirectlybehindcameanotherelderlymanwithaveryhighforeheadandafussy,excitablemanner.
AfterthesecameahugeNegressclothedlikeSolomonastocolors.
