Hefeltquitesurethatthesacrificewouldgoonfromthepointwhereithadbeeninterruptedifthehighpriestesshadherway，thoughhewasequallypositivethattheywouldfindTarzanoftheApesunboundandwithalongdaggerinhishandamuchlesstractablevictimthanTarzandisarmedandbound。
Thegirlstoodlookingathimforalongmomentbeforeshespoke。
\"Youareaverywonderfulman，\"shesaid。\"YouaresuchamanasIhaveseeninmydaydreamseversinceI
wasalittlegirl。YouaresuchamanasIimaginetheforbearsofmypeoplemusthavebeen——thegreatraceofpeoplewhobuiltthismightycityintheheartofasavageworldthattheymightwrestfromthebowelsoftheearththefabulouswealthforwhichtheyhadsacrificedtheirfar—distantcivilization。
\"Icannotunderstandwhyyoucametomyrescueinthefirstplace，andnowIcannotunderstandwhy，havingmewithinyourpower，youdonotwishtoberevengeduponmeforhavingsentencedyoutodeath——forhavingalmostputyoutodeathwithmyownhand。\"