Тарзан, прийом мавп
The Outpost of the World
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"Thebookspeaksofbutonechild,"hereplied."Itslittleskeletonlayinthecrib,whereitdiedcryingfornourishment,fromthefirsttimeIenteredthecabinuntilProfessorPorter’spartyburiedit,withitsfatherandmother,besidethecabin.
"No,thatwasthebabethebookspeaksof—andthemysteryofmyoriginisdeeperthanbefore,forIhavethoughtmuchoflateofthepossibilityofthatcabinhavingbeenmybirthplace.IamafraidthatKalaspokethetruth,"heconcludedsadly.
D’Arnotshookhishead.Hewasunconvinced,andinhismindhadsprungthedeterminationtoprovethecorrectnessofhistheory,forhehaddiscoveredthekeywhichalonecouldunlockthemystery,orconsignitforevertotherealmsoftheunfathomable.
Aweeklaterthetwomencamesuddenlyuponaclearingintheforest.
Inthedistancewereseveralbuildingssurroundedbyastrongpalisade.Betweenthemandtheenclosurestretchedacultivatedfieldinwhichanumberofnegroeswereworking.
Thetwohaltedattheedgeofthejungle.
Tarzanfittedhisbowwithapoisonedarrow,butD’Arnotplacedahanduponhisarm.
"Whatwouldyoudo,Tarzan?"heasked.
"Theywilltrytokillusiftheyseeus,"repliedTarzan."Iprefertobethekiller."
"Maybetheyarefriends,"suggestedD’Arnot.
"Theyareblack,"wasTarzan’sonlyreply.
