Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Brother Men.
Tarzanhadtolifthimthathemightdrinkfromthegourd.
Thefeverhadnotbeentheresultofinfection,asD’Arnothadthought,butoneofthosethatcommonlyattackwhitesinthejunglesofAfrica,andeitherkillorleavethemassuddenlyasD’Arnot’shadlefthim.
Twodayslater,D’Arnotwastotteringabouttheamphitheater,Tarzan’sstrongarmabouthimtokeephimfromfalling.
Theysatbeneaththeshadeofagreattree,andTarzanfoundsomesmoothbarkthattheymightconverse.
D’Arnotwrotethefirstmessage:
WhatcanIdotorepayyouforallthatyouhavedoneforme?
AndTarzan,inreply:
Teachmetospeakthelanguageofmen.
AndsoD’Arnotcommencedatonce,pointingoutfamiliarobjectsandrepeatingtheirnamesinFrench,forhethoughtthatitwouldbeeasiertoteachthismanhisownlanguage,sinceheunderstoodithimselfbestofall.
ItmeantnothingtoTarzan,ofcourse,forhecouldnottellonelanguagefromanother,sowhenhepointedtothewordmanwhichhehadprinteduponapieceofbarkhelearnedfromD’ArnotthatitwaspronouncedHOMME,andinthesamewayhewastaughttopronounceape,SINGEandtree,ARBRE.
