Ashetraveledhehuntedashehadhuntedwithhisapepeopleinthepast，asKalahadtaughthimtohunt，turningoverrottedlogstofindsometoothsomevermin，runninghighintothetreestorobabird’snest，orpouncinguponatinyrodentwiththequicknessofacat。Therewereotherthingsthatheate，too，butthelessdetailedtheaccountofanape’sdiet，thebetter——andTarzanwasagainanape，thesamefierce，brutalanthropoidthatKalahadtaughthimtobe，andthathehadbeenforthefirsttwentyyearsofhislife。
OccasionallyhesmiledasherecalledsomefriendwhomightevenatthemomentbesittingplacidandimmaculatewithintheprecinctsofhisselectParisianclub——justasTarzanhadsatbutafewmonthsbefore;andthenhewouldstop，asthoughturnedsuddenlytostoneasthegentlebreezecarriedtohistrainednostrilsthescentofsomenewpreyoraformidableenemy。
Thatnighthesleptfarinlandfromhiscabin，securelywedgedintothecrotchofagianttree，swayingahundredfeetabovetheground。Hehadeatenheartilyagain——thistimefromthefleshofBara，thedeer，whohadfallenpreytohisquicknoose。
Earlythenextmorningheresumedhisjourney，alwaysfollowingthecourseofthestream。Forthreedayshecontinuedhisquest，untilhehadcometoapartofthejungleinwhichheneverbeforehadbeen。Occasionallyuponthehighergroundtheforestwasmuchthinner，andinthefardistancethroughthetreeshecouldseerangesofmightymountains，withwideplainsintheforeground。Here，intheopenspaces，werenewgame——countlessantelopeandvastherdsofzebra。Tarzanwasentranced——hewouldmakealongvisittothisnewworld。
Onthemorningofthefourthdayhisnostrilsweresuddenlysurprisedbyafaintnewscent。Itwasthescentofman，butyetalongwayoff。Theape—manthrilledwithpleasure。