Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Savage Home
Heopenedtheboxcontaininghisriflesandammunition,thattheymightbothbearmedagainstpossibleattackwhileatwork,andthentogethertheysoughtalocationfortheirfirstnight’ssleepingplace.
Ahundredyardsfromthebeachwasalittlelevelspot,fairlyfreeoftrees;heretheydecidedeventuallytobuildapermanenthouse,butforthetimebeingtheyboththoughtitbesttoconstructalittleplatforminthetreesoutofreachofthelargerofthesavagebeastsinwhoserealmtheywere.
TothisendClaytonselectedfourtreeswhichformedarectangleabouteightfeetsquare,andcuttinglongbranchesfromothertreesheconstructedaframeworkaroundthem,abouttenfeetfromtheground,fasteningtheendsofthebranchessecurelytothetreesbymeansofrope,aquantityofwhichBlackMichaelhadfurnishedhimfromtheholdoftheFuwalda.
AcrossthisframeworkClaytonplacedothersmallerbranchesquiteclosetogether.Thisplatformhepavedwiththehugefrondsofelephant’searwhichgrewinprofusionaboutthem,andoverthefrondshelaidagreatsailfoldedintoseveralthicknesses.
Sevenfeethigherheconstructedasimilar,thoughlighterplatformtoserveasroof,andfromthesidesofthishesuspendedthebalanceofhissailclothforwalls.
Whencompletedhehadarathersnuglittlenest,towhichhecarriedtheirblanketsandsomeofthelighterluggage.
