Тарзан, прийом мавп
The Forest God
Yetwhentheystruckthegrounditwaswithscarceajar;andasClaytonreleasedhisholdontheape-manhesawhimdartlikeasquirrelfortheoppositesideofthecabin.
TheEnglishmansprangquicklyafterhimjustintimetoseethehindquartersofsomehugeanimalabouttodisappearthroughthewindowofthecabin.
AsJaneopenedhereyestoarealizationoftheimminentperilwhichthreatenedher,herbraveyoungheartgaveupatlastitsfinalvestigeofhope.Butthentohersurpriseshesawthehugeanimalbeingslowlydrawnbackthroughthewindow,andinthemoonlightbeyondshesawtheheadsandshouldersoftwomen.
AsClaytonroundedthecornerofthecabintobeholdtheanimaldisappearingwithin,itwasalsotoseetheape-manseizethelongtailinbothhands,and,bracinghimselfwithhisfeetagainstthesideofthecabin,throwallhismightystrengthintotheefforttodrawthebeastoutoftheinterior.
Claytonwasquicktolendahand,buttheape-manjabberedtohiminacommandingandperemptorytonesomethingwhichClaytonknewtobeorders,thoughhecouldnotunderstandthem.
Atlast,undertheircombinedefforts,thegreatbodywasslowlydraggedfartherandfartheroutsidethewindow,andthentherecametoClayton’smindadawningconceptionoftherashbraveryofhiscompanion’sact.
