Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
His Own Kind
Abouthisneckhungthegoldenchainfromwhichdependedthediamondencrustedlocketofhismother,theLadyAlice.Athisbackwasaquiverofarrowsslungfromaleathernshoulderbelt,anotherpieceoflootfromsomevanquishedblack.
Abouthiswaistwasabeltoftinystripsofrawhidefashionedbyhimselfasasupportforthehome-madescabbardinwhichhunghisfather’shuntingknife.ThelongbowwhichhadbeenKulonga’shungoverhisleftshoulder.
TheyoungLordGreystokewasindeedastrangeandwar-likefigure,hismassofblackhairfallingtohisshouldersbehindandcutwithhishuntingknifetoarudebanguponhisforehead,thatitmightnotfallbeforehiseyes.
Hisstraightandperfectfigure,muscledasthebestoftheancientRomangladiatorsmusthavebeenmuscled,andyetwiththesoftandsinuouscurvesofaGreekgod,toldataglancethewondrouscombinationofenormousstrengthwithsupplenessandspeed.
Apersonification,wasTarzanoftheApes,oftheprimitiveman,thehunter,thewarrior.
Withthenoblepoiseofhishandsomeheaduponthosebroadshoulders,andthefireoflifeandintelligenceinthosefine,cleareyes,hemightreadilyhavetypifiedsomedemigodofawildandwarlikebygonepeopleofhisancientforest.
ButofthesethingsTarzandidnotthink.
