Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Burials
"Itwouldn’thavedoneanygood,becauseitissolelyforthetreasurethattheykilledtheirofficersandlandedusuponthisawfulshore."
"Tut,tut,child,tut,tut!"repliedProfessorPorter."Youareagoodchild,butinexperiencedinpracticalmatters,"andProfessorPorterturnedandwalkedslowlyawaytowardthejungle,hishandsclaspedbeneathhislongcoattailsandhiseyesbentupontheground.
Hisdaughterwatchedhimwithapatheticsmileuponherlips,andthenturningtoMr.Philander,shewhispered:
"Pleasedon’tlethimwanderoffagainashedidyesterday.Wedependuponyou,youknow,tokeepaclosewatchuponhim."
"Hebecomesmoredifficulttohandleeachday,"repliedMr.Philander,withasighandashakeofhishead."IpresumeheisnowofftoreporttothedirectorsoftheZoothatoneoftheirlionswasatlargelastnight.Oh,MissJane,youdon’tknowwhatIhavetocontendwith."
"Yes,Ido,Mr.Philander;butwhilewealllovehim,youalonearebestfittedtomanagehim;for,regardlessofwhathemaysaytoyou,herespectsyourgreatlearning,and,therefore,hasimmenseconfidenceinyourjudgment.Thepoordearcannotdifferentiatebetweeneruditionandwisdom."
Mr.
