Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Brother Men.
"Anapeoraman?"
"Ifyouareanapeyouwilldoastheapeswoulddo—leaveoneofyourkindtodieinthejungleifitsuitedyourwhimtogoelsewhere.
"Ifyouareaman,youwillreturntoprotectyourkind.Youwillnotrunawayfromoneofyourownpeople,becauseoneofthemhasrunawayfromyou."
D’Arnotclosedthecabindoor.Hewasverynervous.Evenbravemen,andD’Arnotwasabraveman,aresometimesfrightenedbysolitude.
Heloadedoneoftheriflesandplaceditwithineasyreach.ThenhewenttothedeskandtookuptheunsealedletteraddressedtoTarzan.
Possiblyitcontainedwordthathispeoplehadbutleftthebeachtemporarily.Hefeltthatitwouldbenobreachofethicstoreadthisletter,sohetooktheenclosurefromtheenvelopeandread:
TOTARZANOFTHEAPES:
Wethankyoufortheuseofyourcabin,andaresorrythatyoudidnotpermitusthepleasureofseeingandthankingyouinperson.
Wehaveharmednothing,buthaveleftmanythingsforyouwhichmayaddtoyourcomfortandsafetyhereinyourlonelyhome.
Ifyouknowthestrangewhitemanwhosavedourlivessomanytimes,andbroughtusfood,andifyoucanconversewithhim,thankhim,also,forhiskindness
