Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Out to Sea
WeknowonlythatonabrightMaymorningin1888,John,LordGreystoke,andLadyAlicesailedfromDoverontheirwaytoAfrica.
AmonthlatertheyarrivedatFreetownwheretheycharteredasmallsailingvessel,theFuwalda,whichwastobearthemtotheirfinaldestination.
AndhereJohn,LordGreystoke,andLadyAlice,hiswife,vanishedfromtheeyesandfromtheknowledgeofmen.
TwomonthsaftertheyweighedanchorandclearedfromtheportofFreetownahalfdozenBritishwarvesselswerescouringthesouthAtlanticfortraceofthemortheirlittlevessel,anditwasalmostimmediatelythatthewreckagewasfoundupontheshoresofSt.HelenawhichconvincedtheworldthattheFuwaldahadgonedownwithallonboard,andhencethesearchwasstoppedereithadscarcebegun;thoughhopelingeredinlongingheartsformanyyears.
TheFuwalda,abarkentineofaboutonehundredtons,wasavesselofthetypeoftenseenincoastwisetradeinthefarsouthernAtlantic,theircrewscomposedoftheoffscouringsofthesea—unhangedmurderersandcutthroatsofeveryraceandeverynation.
TheFuwaldawasnoexceptiontotherule.Herofficerswereswarthybullies,hatingandhatedbytheircrew.Thecaptain,whileacompetentseaman,wasabruteinhistreatmentofhismen.
