Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
At the Mercy of the Jungle
Againandagainthelionessrepeatedthesetactics,untilfinallythehorrifiedprisonerwithinsawaportionofthelatticegiveway,andinaninstantonegreatpawandtheheadoftheanimalwerethrustwithintheroom.
Slowlythepowerfulneckandshouldersspreadthebarsapart,andthelithebodyprotrudedfartherandfartherintotheroom.
Asinatrance,thegirlrose,herhanduponherbreast,wideeyesstaringhorror-strickenintothesnarlingfaceofthebeastscarcetenfeetfromher.AtherfeetlaytheprostrateformoftheNegress.Ifshecouldbutarouseher,theircombinedeffortsmightpossiblyavailtobeatbackthefierceandbloodthirstyintruder.
Janestoopedtograsptheblackwomanbytheshoulder.Roughlysheshookher.
"Esmeralda!Esmeralda!"shecried."Helpme,orwearelost."
Esmeraldaopenedhereyes.Thefirstobjecttheyencounteredwasthedrippingfangsofthehungrylioness.
Withahorrifiedscreamthepoorwomanrosetoherhandsandknees,andinthispositionscurriedacrosstheroom,shrieking:"OGaberelle!OGaberelle!"atthetopofherlungs.
Esmeraldaweighedsometwohundredandeightypounds,andherextremehaste,addedtoherextremecorpulency,producedamostamazingresultwhenEsmeraldaelectedtotravelonallfours.
