Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Height of Civilization
ToTarzanitwasasthoughoneshouldeulogizeabutcherforhisheroisminkillingacow,forTarzanhadkilledsooftenforfoodandforself-preservationthattheactseemedanythingbutremarkabletohim.Buthewasindeedaherointheeyesofthesemen—menaccustomedtohuntingbiggame.
Incidentally,hehadwontenthousandfrancs,forD’Arnotinsistedthathekeepitall.
ThiswasaveryimportantitemtoTarzan,whowasjustcommencingtorealizethepowerwhichlaybeyondthelittlepiecesofmetalandpaperwhichalwayschangedhandswhenhumanbeingsrode,orate,orslept,orclothedthemselves,ordrank,orworked,orplayed,orshelteredthemselvesfromtherainorcoldorsun.
IthadbecomeevidenttoTarzanthatwithoutmoneyonemustdie.D’Arnothadtoldhimnottoworry,sincehehadmorethanenoughforboth,buttheape-manwaslearningmanythingsandoneofthemwasthatpeoplelookeddownupononewhoacceptedmoneyfromanotherwithoutgivingsomethingofequalvalueinexchange.
Shortlyaftertheepisodeofthelionhunt,D’ArnotsucceededincharteringanancienttubforthecoastwisetriptoTarzan’sland-lockedharbor.
Itwasahappymorningforthembothwhenthelittlevesselweighedanchorandmadefortheopensea.
