Тарзан, прийом мавп
Burials
"Itmight‘elpfoolanyas‘appenedtobediggin’‘ereabouts,"heexplained.
Theotherssawthecunningofthesuggestion,andsothetrenchwaslengthenedtoaccommodatethecorpse,andinthecenteradeeperholewasexcavatedforthebox,whichwasfirstwrappedinsailclothandthenloweredtoitsplace,whichbroughtitstopaboutafootbelowthebottomofthegrave.Earthwasshovelledinandtrampeddownaboutthechestuntilthebottomofthegraveshowedlevelanduniform.
Twoofthemenrolledtherat-facedcorpseunceremoniouslyintothegrave,afterfirststrippingitofitsweaponsandvariousotherarticleswhichtheseveralmembersofthepartycovetedfortheirown.
Theythenfilledthegravewithearthandtrampeduponituntilitwouldholdnomore.
Thebalanceofthelooseearthwasthrownfarandwide,andamassofdeadundergrowthspreadinasnaturalamanneraspossibleoverthenew-madegravetoobliterateallsignsofthegroundhavingbeendisturbed.
Theirworkdonethesailorsreturnedtothesmallboat,andpulledoffrapidlytowardtheArrow.
Thebreezehadincreasedconsiderably,andasthesmokeuponthehorizonwasnowplainlydiscernibleinconsiderablevolume,themutineerslostnotimeingettingunderfullsailandbearingawaytowardthesouthwest.
