Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
His Own Kind
"Idonotknow,MissPorter,"repliedtheyoungman,"unlesswehavediscoveredarunawaysimianfromtheLondonZoowhohasbroughtbackaEuropeaneducationtohisjunglehome.Whatdoyoumakeofit,ProfessorPorter?"headded,turningtotheoldman.
ProfessorArchimedesQ.Porteradjustedhisspectacles.
"Ah,yes,indeed;yesindeed—mostremarkable,mostremarkable!"saidtheprofessor;"butIcanaddnothingfurthertowhatIhavealreadyremarkedinelucidationofthistrulymomentousoccurrence,"andtheprofessorturnedslowlyinthedirectionofthejungle.
"But,papa,"criedthegirl,"youhaven’tsaidanythingaboutityet."
"Tut,tut,child;tut,tut,"respondedProfessorPorter,inakindlyandindulgenttone,"donottroubleyourprettyheadwithsuchweightyandabstruseproblems,"andagainhewanderedslowlyoffinstillanotherdirection,hiseyesbentuponthegroundathisfeet,hishandsclaspedbehindhimbeneaththeflowingtailsofhiscoat.
"Ireckonthedaffyoldbounderdon’tknownomore’nwedoaboutit,"growledtherat-facedsailor.
"Keepaciviltongueinyourhead,"criedtheyoungman,hisfacepalinginanger,attheinsultingtoneofthesailor."You’vemurderedourofficersandrobbedus.
