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But get on friendly enough terms with him so that you canoffer him coffee.
It
was not I who killed Gobu, he insisted. But it was not our intention to
crossthe boundaries of your territory.
He had never seen Tarzan thus rough
andcruel with the blacks who accompanied him.
How, then, could I slayone of my
own people?
The trail led apparently toward the rocky hills whichprotected the
barren valley of Opar.
Whatever punishment the Big Bwana inflicts I will accept
asa man should. Too thick were the skulls of the English pugs tograsp quickly
the clever ruse of the Russian. And now Flora Hawkes saw all her well-laid
plans upon theverge of destruction. The ways ofman may change but the ways of
the ape are the same,yesterday, today and forever. The beast saw that the gate
hungslightly ajar upon its hinges. They are eitherfools or knaves, and I intend
to find out which, and dealwith them accordingly. All the time he cast
affrightedglances to the right and left. Whatever punishment the Big Bwana
inflicts I will accept asa man should. Again and again he called Tarzan by
name.
A coldsweat broke out upon her forehead as Kraski lifted this cupand
offered it to the ape-man.
The ape-mans eyes narrowed and ascowl darkened his
brow.
He could not distinguish the words, but thetones of one seemed quite
distinctly feminine. Hand the gentleman a stool, John, hesaid to Peebles.
And,outside, Tarzan of the Apes drained his cup to the lastdrop. The golden
lion pacedback and forth while the black wielded his broom within thecage. He
could not distinguish the words, but thetones of one seemed quite distinctly
feminine. This was quite the most momentousthing that had occurred in the life
of Manu. And he pointed an unclean finger at the tremblingpriest.
Whatever
punishment the Big Bwana inflicts I will accept asa man should.
And she
indicated thebottle which the man still held in his hand.
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