Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Outpost of the World
Tarzan,afterreadingthemessage,satontheedgeofthecouchandlaughed.
"Itisnothing,"hesaidinFrench,andthen,hisvocabularyfailinghim,hewrote:
YoushouldhaveseenwhatBolganididtome,andKerchak,andTerkoz,beforeIkilledthem—thenyouwouldlaughatsuchalittlescratch.
D’ArnothandedTarzanthetwomessagesthathadbeenleftforhim.
Tarzanreadthefirstonethroughwithalookofsorrowonhisface.Thesecondoneheturnedoverandover,searchingforanopening—hehadneverseenasealedenvelopebefore.AtlengthhehandedittoD’Arnot.
TheFrenchmanhadbeenwatchinghim,andknewthatTarzanwaspuzzledovertheenvelope.Howstrangeitseemedthattoafull-grownwhitemananenvelopewasamystery.D’ArnotopeneditandhandedtheletterbacktoTarzan.
Sittingonacampstooltheape-manspreadthewrittensheetbeforehimandread:
TOTARZANOFTHEAPES:
BeforeIleaveletmeaddmythankstothoseofMr.Claytonforthekindnessyouhaveshowninpermittingustheuseofyourcabin.
Thatyounevercametomakefriendswithushasbeenagreatregrettous.Weshouldhavelikedsomuchtohaveseenandthankedourhost.
ThereisanotherIshouldliketothankalso,buthedidnotcomeback,thoughIcannotbelievethatheisdead.
Idonotknowhisname.
