? ? ? ? And so he learned to shave--rudely and painfully, it is true--but, nevertheless, effectively.
? ? ? ? When he felt quite strong again, after his bloody battle with Terkoz, Tarzan set off one morning towards Mbonga's village. He was moving carelessly along a winding jungle trail, instead of making his progress through the trees, when suddenly he came face to face with a black warrior.
? ? ? ? The look of surprise on the savage face was almost comical, and before Tarzan could unsling his bow the fellow had turned and fled down the path crying out in alarm as though to others before him.
? ? ? ? Tarzan took to the trees in pursuit, and in a few moments came in view of the men desperately striving to escape.
? ? ? ? There were three of them, and they were racing madly in single file through the dense undergrowth.
? ? ? ? Tarzan easily distanced them, nor did they see his silent passage above their heads, nor note the crouching figure squatted upon a low branch ahead of them beneath which the trail led them.
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