Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
His Own Kind
Weareabsolutelyinyourpower,butyou’lltreatProfessorPorterandMissPorterwithrespectorI’llbreakthatvileneckofyourswithmybarehands—gunsornoguns,"andtheyoungfellowsteppedsoclosetotherat-facedsailorthatthelatter,thoughheboretworevolversandavillainouslookingknifeinhisbelt,slunkbackabashed.
"Youdamnedcoward,"criedtheyoungman."You’dneverdareshootamanuntilhisbackwasturned.Youdon’tdareshootmeeventhen,"andhedeliberatelyturnedhisbackfulluponthesailorandwalkednonchalantlyawayasiftoputhimtothetest.
Thesailor’shandcreptslylytothebuttofoneofhisrevolvers;hiswickedeyesglaredvengefullyattheretreatingformoftheyoungEnglishman.Thegazeofhisfellowswasuponhim,butstillhehesitated.AthearthewasevenagreatercowardthanMr.WilliamCecilClaytonhadimagined.
Twokeeneyeshadwatchedeverymoveofthepartyfromthefoliageofanearbytree.Tarzanhadseenthesurprisecausedbyhisnotice,andwhilehecouldunderstandnothingofthespokenlanguageofthesestrangepeopletheirgesturesandfacialexpressionstoldhimmuch.
Theactofthelittlerat-facedsailorinkillingoneofhiscomradeshadarousedastrongdislikeinTarzan,andnowthathesawhimquarrelingwiththefine-lookingyoungmanhisanimositywasstillfurtherstirred.
