Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Forest God
Foranakedmantodragashrieking,clawingman-eaterforthfromawindowbythetailtosaveastrangewhitegirl,wasindeedthelastwordinheroism.
InsofarasClaytonwasconcerneditwasaverydifferentmatter,sincethegirlwasnotonlyofhisownkindandrace,butwastheonewomaninalltheworldwhomheloved.
Thoughheknewthatthelionesswouldmakeshortworkofbothofthem,hepulledwithawilltokeepitfromJanePorter.Andthenherecalledthebattlebetweenthismanandthegreat,black-manedlionwhichhehadwitnessedashorttimebefore,andhecommencedtofeelmoreassurance.
TarzanwasstillissuingorderswhichClaytoncouldnotunderstand.
HewastryingtotellthestupidwhitemantoplungehispoisonedarrowsintoSabor’sbackandsides,andtoreachthesavageheartwiththelong,thinhuntingknifethathungatTarzan’ship;butthemanwouldnotunderstand,andTarzandidnotdarereleasehisholdtodothethingshimself,forheknewthatthepunywhitemannevercouldholdmightySaboralone,foraninstant.
Slowlythelionesswasemergingfromthewindow.Atlasthershoulderswereout.
AndthenClaytonsawanincrediblething.
