Tarzan’smindreturnedtotheaffairsofthemoment。
Heknewthathewasabouttodie，buttherewasnofearofdeathinhim。Toadenizenofthecrueljungledeathisacommonplace。Thefirstlawofnaturecompelsthemtoclingtenaciouslytolife——tofightforit;butitdoesnotteachthemtofeardeath。
D’ArnotandTarzanwerefirstuponthefieldofhonor。A
momentlaterDeCoude，MonsieurFlaubert，andathirdgentlemanarrived。ThelastwasintroducedtoD’ArnotandTarzan;hewasaphysician。
D’ArnotandMonsieurFlaubertspoketogetherinwhispersforabrieftime。TheCountdeCoudeandTarzanstoodapartatoppositesidesofthefield。Presentlythesecondssummonedthem。D’ArnotandMonsieurFlauberthadexaminedbothpistols。ThetwomenwhoweretofaceeachotheramomentlaterstoodsilentlywhileMonsieurFlaubertrecitedtheconditionstheyweretoobserve。