None in all the jungle may face Tarzan of the Apes in battle, and live. I am Tarzan of the Apes--mighty fighter.
? ? ? ? D'Arnot wrote:
I am glad she is safe. It pains me to write, I will rest a while.
? ? ? ? And then Tarzan:
Yes, rest. When you are well I shall take you back to your people.
? ? ? ? For many days D'Arnot lay upon his bed of soft ferns. The second day a fever had come and D'Arnot thought that it meant infection and he knew that he would die.
? ? ? ? An idea came to him. He wondered why he had not thought of it before.
? ? ? ? He called Tarzan and indicated by signs that he would write, and when Tarzan had fetched the bark and pencil, D'Arnot wrote:
Can you go to my people and lead them here? I will write a message that you may take to them, and they will follow you.
? ? ? ? Tarzan shook his head and taking the bark, wrote:
I had thought of that--the first day; but I dared not.
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