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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"Tarzan Of The Apes"


? ? ? ? "If the officers are able to prevent a mutiny, we have nothing to fear, while if the mutineers are victorious our one slim hope lies in not having attempted to thwart or antagonize them."


? ? ? ? "Right you are, Alice. We'll keep in the middle of the road."


? ? ? ? As they started to straighten up their cabin, Clayton and his wife simultaneously noticed the corner of a piece of paper protruding from beneath the door of their quarters. As Clayton stooped to reach for it he was amazed to see it move further into the room, and then he realized that it was being pushed inward by someone from without.


? ? ? ? Quickly and silently he stepped toward the door, but, as he reached for the knob to throw it open, his wife's hand fell upon his wrist.


? ? ? ? "No, John," she whispered. "They do not wish to be seen, and so we cannot afford to see them. Do not forget that we are keeping to the middle of the road."


? ? ? ? Clayton smiled and dropped his hand to his side.


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