Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Apes
OncesatisfiedthatClaytonwasdead,Kerchakturnedhisattentiontothethingwhichlayuponthebed,coveredbyapieceofsailcloth.
Gingerlyheliftedonecorneroftheshroud,butwhenhesawthebodyofthewomanbeneathhetoretheclothroughlyfromherformandseizedthestill,whitethroatinhishuge,hairyhands.
Amomenthelethisfingerssinkdeepintothecoldflesh,andthen,realizingthatshewasalreadydead,heturnedfromher,toexaminethecontentsoftheroom;nordidheagainmolestthebodyofeitherLadyAliceorSirJohn.
Theriflehanginguponthewallcaughthisfirstattention;itwasforthisstrange,death-dealingthunder-stickthathehadyearnedformonths;butnowthatitwaswithinhisgrasphescarcelyhadthetemeritytoseizeit.
Cautiouslyheapproachedthething,readytofleeprecipitatelyshoulditspeakinitsdeeproaringtones,ashehadhearditspeakbefore,thelastwordstothoseofhiskindwho,throughignoranceorrashness,hadattackedthewonderfulwhiteapethathadborneit.
Deepinthebeast’sintelligencewassomethingwhichassuredhimthatthethunder-stickwasonlydangerouswheninthehandsofonewhocouldmanipulateit,butyetitwasseveralminuteserehecouldbringhimselftotouchit.
Instead,hewalkedbackandforthalongthefloorbeforeit,turninghisheadsothatneveroncedidhiseyesleavetheobjectofhisdesire.
