Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

           "

           "Thebookspeaksofbutonechild,"hereplied."Itslittleskeletonlayinthecrib,whereitdiedcryingfornourishment,fromthefirsttimeIenteredthecabinuntilProfessorPorter’spartyburiedit,withitsfatherandmother,besidethecabin.

           "No,thatwasthebabethebookspeaksof—andthemysteryofmyoriginisdeeperthanbefore,forIhavethoughtmuchoflateofthepossibilityofthatcabinhavingbeenmybirthplace.IamafraidthatKalaspokethetruth,"heconcludedsadly.

           D’Arnotshookhishead.Hewasunconvinced,andinhismindhadsprungthedeterminationtoprovethecorrectnessofhistheory,forhehaddiscoveredthekeywhichalonecouldunlockthemystery,orconsignitforevertotherealmsoftheunfathomable.

           Aweeklaterthetwomencamesuddenlyuponaclearingintheforest.

           Inthedistancewereseveralbuildingssurroundedbyastrongpalisade.Betweenthemandtheenclosurestretchedacultivatedfieldinwhichanumberofnegroeswereworking.

           Thetwohaltedattheedgeofthejungle.

           Tarzanfittedhisbowwithapoisonedarrow,butD’Arnotplacedahanduponhisarm.

           "Whatwouldyoudo,Tarzan?"heasked.

           "Theywilltrytokillusiftheyseeus,"repliedTarzan."Iprefertobethekiller."

           "Maybetheyarefriends,"suggestedD’Arnot.

           "Theyareblack,"wasTarzan’sonlyreply.