Тарзан, прийом мавп

           Kalahadnotoncecometoearthwithherlittleadoptedbabe,butnowKerchakcalledtohertodescendwiththerest,andastherewasnonoteofangerinhisvoiceshedroppedlightlyfrombranchtobranchandjoinedtheothersontheirhomewardmarch.

           ThoseoftheapeswhoattemptedtoexamineKala’sstrangebabywererepulsedwithbaredfangsandlowmenacinggrowls,accompaniedbywordsofwarningfromKala.

           Whentheyassuredherthattheymeantthechildnoharmshepermittedthemtocomeclose,butwouldnotallowthemtotouchhercharge.

           Itwasasthoughsheknewthatherbabywasfrailanddelicateandfearedlesttheroughhandsofherfellowsmightinjurethelittlething.

           Anotherthingshedid,andwhichmadetravelinganoneroustrialforher.Rememberingthedeathofherownlittleone,sheclungdesperatelytothenewbabe,withonehand,whenevertheywereuponthemarch.

           Theotheryoungrodeupontheirmothers’backs;theirlittlearmstightlyclaspingthehairynecksbeforethem,whiletheirlegswerelockedbeneaththeirmothers’armpits.

           NotsowithKala;sheheldthesmallformofthelittleLordGreystoketightlytoherbreast,wherethedaintyhandsclutchedthelongblackhairwhichcoveredthatportionofherbody.Shehadseenonechildfallfromherbacktoaterribledeath,andshewouldtakenofurtherchanceswiththis.