Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Light of Knowledge
Hislittlefacewastenseinstudy,forhehadpartiallygrasped,inahazy,nebulousway,therudimentsofathoughtwhichwasdestinedtoprovethekeyandthesolutiontothepuzzlingproblemofthestrangelittlebugs.
Inhishandswasaprimeropenedatapictureofalittleapesimilartohimself,butcovered,exceptforhandsandface,withstrange,coloredfur,forsuchhethoughtthejacketandtrouserstobe.Beneaththepicturewerethreelittlebugs—
BOY.
Andnowhehaddiscoveredinthetextuponthepagethatthesethreewererepeatedmanytimesinthesamesequence.
Anotherfacthelearned—thattherewerecomparativelyfewindividualbugs;butthesewererepeatedmanytimes,occasionallyalone,butmoreoftenincompanywithothers.
Slowlyheturnedthepages,scanningthepicturesandthetextforarepetitionofthecombinationB-O-Y.Presentlyhefounditbeneathapictureofanotherlittleapeandastrangeanimalwhichwentuponfourlegslikethejackalandresembledhimnotalittle.Beneaththispicturethebugsappearedas:
ABOYANDADOG
Theretheywere,thethreelittlebugswhichalwaysaccompaniedthelittleape.
