Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Outpost of the World
Heisthegreatwhitegiantwhoworethediamondlocketuponhisbreast.
Ifyouknowhimandcanspeakhislanguagecarrymythankstohim,andtellhimthatIwaitedsevendaysforhimtoreturn.
Tellhim,also,thatinmyhomeinAmerica,inthecityofBaltimore,therewillalwaysbeawelcomeforhimifhecarestocome.
Ifoundanoteyouwrotemelyingamongtheleavesbeneathatreenearthecabin.Idonotknowhowyoulearnedtoloveme,whohaveneverspokentome,andIamverysorryifitistrue,forIhavealreadygivenmyhearttoanother.
ButknowthatIamalwaysyourfriend,
JANEPORTER.
Tarzansatwithgazefixeduponthefloorfornearlyanhour.ItwasevidenttohimfromthenotesthattheydidnotknowthatheandTarzanoftheApeswereoneandthesame.
"Ihavegivenmyhearttoanother,"herepeatedoverandoveragaintohimself.
Thenshedidnotlovehim!Howcouldshehavepretendedlove,andraisedhimtosuchapinnacleofhopeonlytocasthimdowntosuchutterdepthsofdespair!
Maybeherkisseswereonlysignsoffriendship.Howdidheknow,whoknewnothingofthecustomsofhumanbeings?
Suddenlyhearose,and,biddingD’Arnotgoodnightashehadlearnedtodo,threwhimselfuponthecouchoffernsthathadbeenJanePorter’s.
D’Arnotextinguishedthelamp,andlaydownuponthecot.
