? ? ? ? "You see it is not so very far," he said; "scarce the width of my hand."
? ? ? ? D'Arnot laughed. How could he make the man understand?
? ? ? ? Then he took a pencil and made a tiny point upon the shore of Africa.
? ? ? ? "This little mark," he said, "is many times larger upon this map than your cabin is upon the earth. Do you see now how very far it is?"
? ? ? ? Tarzan thought for a long time.
? ? ? ? "Do any white men live in Africa?" he asked.
? ? ? ? "Yes."
? ? ? ? "Where are the nearest?"
? ? ? ? D'Arnot pointed out a spot on the shore just north of them.
? ? ? ? "So close?" asked Tarzan, in surprise.
? ? ? ? "Yes," said D'Arnot; "but it is not close."
? ? ? ? "Have they big boats to cross the ocean?"
? ? ? ? "Yes."
? ? ? ? "We shall go there to-morrow," announced Tarzan.
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