Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Savage Home
Onthefifthdayfollowingthemurderoftheship’sofficers,landwassightedbythelookout.Whetherislandormainland,BlackMichaeldidnotknow,butheannouncedtoClaytonthatifinvestigationshowedthattheplacewashabitableheandLadyGreystokeweretobeputashorewiththeirbelongings.
"You’llbeallrightthereforafewmonths,"heexplained,"andbythattimewe’llhavebeenabletomakeaninhabitedcoastsomewhereandscatterabit.ThenI’llseethatyergover’ment’snotifiedwhereyoubean’they’llsoonsendaman-o’wartofetchyeoff.
"Itwouldbeahardmattertolandyouincivilizationwithoutaloto’questionsbeingasked,an’noneo’usherehasanyveryconvincin’answersupoursleeves."
Claytonremonstratedagainsttheinhumanityoflandingthemuponanunknownshoretobelefttothemerciesofsavagebeasts,and,possibly,stillmoresavagemen.
Buthiswordswereofnoavail,andonlytendedtoangerBlackMichael,sohewasforcedtodesistandmakethebesthecouldofabadsituation.
Aboutthreeo’clockintheafternoontheycameaboutoffabeautifulwoodedshoreoppositethemouthofwhatappearedtobealand-lockedharbor.
BlackMichaelsentasmallboatfilledwithmentosoundtheentranceinanefforttodetermineiftheFuwaldacouldbesafelyworkedthroughtheentrance.
