Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Burials
"Mostremarkable,mostremarkable,"saidProfessorPorter.
"Blessme,"saidMr.Philander,"wemustacquaintMr.Claytonwithourdiscoveryatonce."
"Tut,tut,Mr.Philander,tut,tut!"remonstratedProfessorArchimedesQ.Porter."‘Letthedeadpastburyitsdead.’"
Andsothewhite-hairedoldmanrepeatedtheburialserviceoverthisstrangegrave,whilehisfourcompanionsstoodwithbowedanduncoveredheadsabouthim.
FromthetreesTarzanoftheApeswatchedthesolemnceremony;butmostofallhewatchedthesweetfaceandgracefulfigureofJanePorter.
Inhissavage,untutoredbreastnewemotionswerestirring.Hecouldnotfathomthem.Hewonderedwhyhefeltsogreataninterestinthesepeople—whyhehadgonetosuchpainstosavethethreemen.ButhedidnotwonderwhyhehadtornSaborfromthetenderfleshofthestrangegirl.
Surelythemenwerestupidandridiculousandcowardly.EvenManu,themonkey,wasmoreintelligentthanthey.Ifthesewerecreaturesofhisownkindhewasdoubtfulifhispastprideinbloodwaswarranted.
Butthegirl,ah—thatwasadifferentmatter.Hedidnotreasonhere.Heknewthatshewascreatedtobeprotected,andthathewascreatedtoprotecther.
Hewonderedwhytheyhaddugagreatholeinthegroundmerelytoburydrybones.Surelytherewasnosenseinthat;noonewantedtostealdrybones.
