Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Call of the Primitive
Soonanotheropenedhisveinsanddrankhisownblood.
Whenhediedtheythrewhimoverboardalso,thoughtherewerethoseamongthemwhowantedtokeepthecorpseonboard.Hungerwaschangingthemfromhumanbeaststowildbeasts.
Twodaysbeforetheyhadbeenpickedupbythecruisertheyhadbecometooweaktohandlethevessel,andthatsamedaythreemendied.Onthefollowingmorningitwasseenthatoneofthecorpseshadbeenpartiallydevoured.
Allthatdaythemenlayglaringateachotherlikebeastsofprey,andthefollowingmorningtwoofthecorpseslayalmostentirelystrippedofflesh.
Themenwerebutlittlestrongerfortheirghoulishrepast,forthewantofwaterwasbyfarthegreatestagonywithwhichtheyhadtocontend.Andthenthecruiserhadcome.
Whenthosewhocouldhadrecovered,theentirestoryhadbeentoldtotheFrenchcommander;butthemenweretooignoranttobeabletotellhimatjustwhatpointonthecoasttheprofessorandhispartyhadbeenmarooned,sothecruiserhadsteamedslowlyalongwithinsightofland,firingoccasionalsignalgunsandscanningeveryinchofthebeachwithglasses.
Theyhadanchoredbynightsoasnottoneglectaparticleoftheshoreline,andithadhappenedthattheprecedingnighthadbroughtthemofftheverybeachwherelaythelittlecamptheysought
