Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Jungle Battles
Hadtheopportunitypresenteditselfhewouldhaveescaped,butsolelybecausehisjudgmenttoldhimhewasnomatchforthegreatthingwhichconfrontedhim.Andsincereasonshowedhimthatsuccessfulflightwasimpossiblehemetthegorillasquarelyandbravelywithoutatremorofasinglemuscle,oranysignofpanic.
Infacthemetthebrutemidwayinitscharge,strikingitshugebodywithhisclosedfistsandasfutilelyashehadbeenaflyattackinganelephant.Butinonehandhestillclutchedtheknifehehadfoundinthecabinofhisfather,andasthebrute,strikingandbiting,closeduponhimtheboyaccidentallyturnedthepointtowardthehairybreast.Astheknifesankdeepintoitsbodythegorillashriekedinpainandrage.
Buttheboyhadlearnedinthatbriefsecondauseforhissharpandshiningtoy,sothat,asthetearing,strikingbeastdraggedhimtoearthheplungedthebladerepeatedlyandtothehiltintoitsbreast.
Thegorilla,fightingafterthemannerofitskind,struckterrificblowswithitsopenhand,andtorethefleshattheboy’sthroatandchestwithitsmightytusks.
Foramomenttheyrolleduponthegroundinthefiercefrenzyofcombat.Moreandmoreweaklythetornandbleedingarmstruckhomewiththelongsharpblade,thenthelittlefigurestiffenedwithaspasmodicjerk,andTarzan,theyoungLordGreystoke,rolledunconsciousuponthedeadanddecayingvegetationwhichcarpetedhisjunglehome.
