Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
At the Mercy of the Jungle
Clayton,bewilderedandconfused,hesitatedtofollowhim,forhethoughthewasbutbeingledmoredeeplyintothemazesoftheforest;buttheape-man,seeinghimdisinclinedtofollow,returned,and,graspinghimbythecoat,draggedhimalonguntilhewasconvincedthatClaytonunderstoodwhatwasrequiredofhim.Thenhelefthimtofollowvoluntarily.
TheEnglishman,finallyconcludingthathewasaprisoner,sawnoalternativeopenbuttoaccompanyhiscaptor,andthustheytraveledslowlythroughthejunglewhilethesablemantleoftheimpenetrableforestnightfellaboutthem,andthestealthyfootfallsofpaddedpawsmingledwiththebreakingoftwigsandthewildcallsofthesavagelifethatClaytonfeltclosinginuponhim.
SuddenlyClaytonheardthefaintreportofafirearm—asingleshot,andthensilence.
Inthecabinbythebeachtwothoroughlyterrifiedwomenclungtoeachotherastheycroucheduponthelowbenchinthegatheringdarkness.
TheNegresssobbedhysterically,bemoaningtheevildaythathadwitnessedherdeparturefromherdearMaryland,whilethewhitegirl,dryeyedandoutwardlycalm,wastornbyinwardfearsandforebodings.Shefearednotmoreforherselfthanforthethreemenwhomsheknewtobewanderingintheabysmaldepthsofthesavagejungle,fromwhichshenowheardissuingthealmostincessantshrieksandroars,barkingsandgrowlingsofitsterrifyingandfearsomedenizensastheysoughttheirprey.
