Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Tree-top Hunter
Foramomentthetwoeyedeachotherinsilence,andthenthegreatcatturnedintothejungle,whichswallowedherastheoceanengulfsatossedpebble.
ButintothemindofTarzanagreatplansprang.HehadkilledthefierceTublat,sowashenotthereforeamightyfighter?NowwouldhetrackdownthecraftySaborandslayherlikewise.Hewouldbeamightyhunter,also.
AtthebottomofhislittleEnglishheartbeatthegreatdesiretocoverhisnakednesswithCLOTHESforhehadlearnedfromhispicturebooksthatallMENweresocovered,whileMONKEYSandAPESandeveryotherlivingthingwentnaked.
CLOTHEStherefore,mustbetrulyabadgeofgreatness;theinsigniaofthesuperiorityofMANoverallotheranimals,forsurelytherecouldbenootherreasonforwearingthehideousthings.
Manymoonsago,whenhehadbeenmuchsmaller,hehaddesiredtheskinofSabor,thelioness,orNuma,thelion,orSheeta,theleopardtocoverhishairlessbodythathemightnolongerresemblehideousHistah,thesnake;butnowhewasproudofhissleekskinforitbetokenedhisdescentfromamightyrace,andtheconflictingdesirestogonakedinpridefulproofofhisancestry,ortoconformtothecustomsofhisownkindandwearhideousanduncomfortableapparelfoundfirstoneandthentheotherintheascendency.
