RokoffspieduponTarzanalmostconstantly，waitingforthetimethatheshouldcallattheDeCoudepalaceatnight，butinthishewasdoomedtodisappointment。OnseveraloccasionsTarzanaccompaniedthecountesstoherhomeaftertheopera，butheinvariablyleftherattheentrance——muchtothedisgustofthelady’sdevotedbrother。
FindingthatitseemedimpossibletotrapTarzanthroughanyvoluntaryactofhisown，RokoffandPaulvitchputtheirheadstogethertohatchaplanthatwouldtraptheape—maninallthecircumstantialevidenceofacompromisingposition。
FordaystheywatchedthepapersaswellasthemovementsofDeCoudeandTarzan。Atlengththeywererewarded。
AmorningpapermadebriefmentionofasmokerthatwastobegivenonthefollowingeveningbytheGermanminister。
DeCoude’snamewasamongthoseoftheinvitedguests。
Ifheattendedthismeantthathewouldbeabsentfromhishomeuntilaftermidnight。
OnthenightofthebanquetPaulvitchwaitedatthecurbbeforetheresidenceoftheGermanminister，wherehecouldscanthefaceofeachguestthatarrived。HehadnotlongtowaitbeforeDeCoudedescendedfromhiscarandpassedhim。
Thatwasenough。Paulvitchhastenedbacktohisquarters，whereRokoffawaitedhim。Theretheywaiteduntilaftereleven，thenPaulvitchtookdownthereceiveroftheirtelephone。
Hecalledanumber。
\"TheapartmentsofLieutenantD’Arnot？\"heasked，whenhehadobtainedhisconnection。
\"AmessageforMonsieurTarzan，ifhewillbesokindastosteptothetelephone。\"
Foraminutetherewassilence。
\"MonsieurTarzan？\"
\"Ah，yes，monsieur，thisisFrancois——intheserviceoftheCountessdeCoude。PossiblymonsieurdoespoorFrancoisthehonortorecallhim——yes？
\"Yes，monsieur。Ihaveamessage，anurgentmessagefromthecountess。Sheasksthatyouhastentoheratonce——sheisintrouble，monsieur。
\"No，monsieur，poorFrancoisdoesnotknow。ShallI
tellmadamethatmonsieurwillbehereshortly？
\"Thankyou，monsieur。ThegoodGodwillblessyou。\"
PaulvitchhungupthereceiverandturnedtogrinatRokoff。
\"Itwilltakehimthirtyminutestogetthere。IfyoureachtheGermanminister’sinfifteen，DeCoudeshouldarriveathishomeinaboutforty—fiveminutes。Italldependsuponwhetherthefoolwillremainfifteenminutesafterhefindsthatatrickhasbeenplayeduponhim;butunlessIammistakenOlgawillbeloathtolethimgoinsoshortatimeasthat。HereisthenoteforDeCoude。Hasten！\"
PaulvitchlostnotimeinreachingtheGermanminister’s。
Atthedoorhehandedthenotetoafootman。\"ThisisfortheCountdeCoude。Itisveryurgent。Youmustseethatitisplacedinhishandsatonce，\"andhedroppedapieceofsilverintothewillinghandoftheservant。Thenhereturnedtohisquarters。
AmomentlaterDeCoudewasapologizingtohishostashetoreopentheenvelope。Whathereadlefthisfacewhiteandhishandtrembling。
MONSIEURLECOUNTDECOUDE:
Onewhowishestosavethehonorofyournametakesthismeanstowarnyouthatthesanctityofyourhomeisthisminuteinjeopardy。
Acertainmanwhoformonthshasbeenaconstantvisitorthereduringyourabsenceisnowwithyourwife。Ifyougoatoncetoyourcountess’boudoiryouwillfindthemtogether。
AFRIEND。
TwentyminutesafterPaulvitchhadcalledTarzan，RokoffobtainedaconnectionwithOlga’sprivateline。Hermaidansweredthetelephonewhichwasinthecountess’boudoir。
\"Butmadamehasretired，\"saidthemaid，inanswertoRokoff’srequesttospeakwithher。
\"Thisisaveryurgentmessageforthecountess’earsalone，\"repliedRokoff。\"Tellherthatshemustariseandslipsomethingaboutherandcometothetelephone。Ishallcallupagaininfiveminutes。\"Thenhehunguphisreceiver。
AmomentlaterPaulvitchentered。
\"Thecounthasthemessage？\"askedRokoff。
\"Heshouldbeonhiswaytohishomebynow，\"repliedPaulvitch。
\"Good！Myladywillbesittinginherboudoir，verymuchinnegligee，aboutnow。InaminutethefaithfulJacqueswillescortMonsieurTarzanintoherpresencewithoutannouncinghim。
Itwilltakeafewminutesforexplanations。Olgawilllookveryalluringinthefilmycreationthatishernight—
dress，andtheclingingrobewhichbuthalfconcealsthecharmsthattheformerdoesnotconcealatall。Olgawillbesurprised，butnotdispleased。
\"Ifthereisadropofredbloodinthemanthecountwillbreakinuponaveryprettylovesceneinaboutfifteenminutesfromnow。Ithinkwehaveplannedmarvelously，mydearAlexis。LetusgooutanddrinktotheverygoodhealthofMonsieurTarzaninsomeofoldPlancon’sunparalleledabsinth;notforgettingthattheCountdeCoudeisoneofthebestswordsmeninParis，andbyfarthebestshotinallFrance。\"
WhenTarzanreachedOlga’s，Jacqueswasawaitinghimattheentrance。
\"Thisway，Monsieur，\"hesaid，andledthewayupthebroad，marblestaircase。Inanothermomenthehadopenedadoor，and，drawingasideaheavycurtain，obsequiouslybowedTarzanintoadimlylightedapartment。ThenJacquesvanished。
AcrosstheroomfromhimTarzansawOlgaseatedbeforealittledeskonwhichstoodhertelephone。Shewastappingimpatientlyuponthepolishedsurfaceofthedesk。Shehadnotheardhimenter。
\"Olga，\"hesaid，\"whatiswrong？\"
Sheturnedtowardhimwithalittlecryofalarm。
\"Jean！\"shecried。\"Whatareyoudoinghere？
Whoadmittedyou？Whatdoesitmean？\"
Tarzanwasthunderstruck，butinaninstantherealizedapartofthetruth。
\"Thenyoudidnotsendforme，Olga？\"
\"Sendforyouatthistimeofnight？MONDIEU！Jean，doyouthinkthatIamquitemad？\"
\"Francoistelephonedmetocomeatonce;thatyouwereintroubleandwantedme。\"
\"Francois？WhointheworldisFrancois？\"
\"Hesaidthathewasinyourservice。HespokeasthoughIshouldrecallthefact。\"
\"Thereisnoonebythatnameinmyemploy。Someonehasplayedajokeuponyou，Jean，\"andOlgalaughed。
\"Ifearthatitmaybeamostsinister`joke，’Olga，\"hereplied。
\"Thereismorebackofitthanhumor。\"
\"Whatdoyoumean？Youdonotthinkthat——\"
\"Whereisthecount？\"heinterrupted。
\"AttheGermanambassador’s。\"
\"Thisisanothermovebyyourestimablebrother。
Tomorrowthecountwillhearofit。Hewillquestiontheservants。Everythingwillpointto——towhatRokoffwishesthecounttothink。\"
\"Thescoundrel！\"criedOlga。Shehadarisen，andcomeclosetoTarzan，whereshestoodlookingupintohisface。
Shewasveryfrightened。Inhereyeswasanexpressionthatthehunterseesinthoseofapoor，terrifieddoe——puzzled——questioning。
Shetrembled，andtosteadyherselfraisedherhandstohisbroadshoulders。\"Whatshallwedo，Jean？\"shewhispered。
\"Itisterrible。TomorrowallPariswillreadofit——hewillseetothat。\"
Herlook，herattitude，herwordswereeloquentoftheage—
oldappealofdefenselesswomantohernaturalprotector——man。
Tarzantookoneofthewarmlittlehandsthatlayonhisbreastinhisownstrongone。Theactwasquiteinvoluntary，andalmostequallysowastheinstinctofprotectionthatthrewashelteringarmaroundthegirl’sshoulders。
Theresultwaselectrical。Neverbeforehadhebeensoclosetoher。Instartledguilttheylookedsuddenlyintoeachother’seyes，andwhereOlgadeCoudeshouldhavebeenstrongshewasweak，forshecreptcloserintotheman’sarms，andclaspedherownabouthisneck。AndTarzanoftheApes？
Hetookthepantingfigureintohismightyarms，andcoveredthehotlipswithkisses。
RaouldeCoudemadehurriedexcusestohishostafterhehadreadthenotehandedhimbytheambassador’sbutler。
Neverafterwardcouldherecallthenatureoftheexcuseshemade。Everythingwasquiteablurtohimuptothetimethathestoodonthethresholdofhisownhome。
Thenhebecameverycool，movingquietlyandwithcaution。
ForsomeinexplicablereasonJacqueshadthedooropenbeforehewashalfwaytothesteps。Itdidnotstrikehimatthetimeasbeingunusual，thoughafterwardheremarkedit。
Verysoftlyhetiptoedupthestairsandalongthegallerytothedoorofhiswife’sboudoir。Inhishandwasaheavywalkingstick——inhisheart，murder。
Olgawasthefirsttoseehim。WithahorrifiedshriekshetoreherselffromTarzan’sarms，andtheape—manturnedjustintimetowardwithhisarmaterrificblowthatDeCoudehadaimedathishead。Once，twice，threetimestheheavystickfellwithlightningrapidity，andeachblowaidedinthetransitionoftheape—manbacktotheprimordial。
Withthelow，gutturalsnarlofthebullapehesprangfortheFrenchman。Thegreatstickwastornfromhisgraspandbrokenintwoasthoughithadbeenmatchwood，tobeflungasideasthenowinfuriatedbeastchargedforhisadversary’sthroat。
OlgadeCoudestoodahorrifiedspectatoroftheterriblescenewhichensuedduringthenextbriefmoment，thenshesprangtowhereTarzanwasmurderingherhusband——
chokingthelifefromhim——shakinghimasaterriermightshakearat。
Franticallyshetoreathisgreathands。\"MotherofGod！\"shecried。\"Youarekillinghim，youarekillinghim！
Oh，Jean，youarekillingmyhusband！\"
Tarzanwasdeafwithrage。Suddenlyhehurledthebodytothefloor，and，placinghisfootupontheupturnedbreast，raisedhishead。ThenthroughthepalaceoftheCountdeCouderangtheawesomechallengeofthebullapethathasmadeakill。Fromcellartoatticthehorridsoundsearchedouttheservants，andleftthemblanchedandtrembling。
Thewomanintheroomsanktoherkneesbesidethebodyofherhusband，andprayed。
SlowlytheredmistfadedfrombeforeTarzan’seyes。
Thingsbegantotakeform——hewasregainingtheperspectiveofcivilizedman。Hiseyesfelluponthefigureofthekneelingwoman。
\"Olga，\"hewhispered。Shelookedup，expectingtoseethemaniacallightofmurderintheeyesaboveher。
Insteadshesawsorrowandcontrition。
\"Oh，Jean！\"shecried。\"Seewhatyouhavedone。Hewasmyhusband。Ilovedhim，andyouhavekilledhim。\"
VerygentlyTarzanraisedthelimpformoftheCountdeCoudeandboreittoacouch。Thenheputhiseartotheman’sbreast。
\"Somebrandy，Olga，\"hesaid。
Shebroughtit，andtogethertheyforceditbetweenhislips。
Presentlyafaintgaspcamefromthewhitelips。
Theheadturned，andDeCoudegroaned。
\"Hewillnotdie，\"saidTarzan。\"ThankGod！\"
\"Whydidyoudoit，Jean？\"sheasked。
\"Idonotknow。Hestruckme，andIwentmad。Ihaveseentheapesofmytribedothesamething。Ihavenevertoldyoumystory，Olga。Itwouldhavebeenbetterhadyouknownit——thismightnothavehappened。Ineversawmyfather。
TheonlymotherIknewwasaferociousshe—ape。UntilIwasfifteenIhadneverseenahumanbeing。IwastwentybeforeIsawawhiteman。AlittlemorethanayearagoIwasanakedbeastofpreyinanAfricanjungle。
\"Donotjudgemetooharshly。Twoyearsistooshortatimeinwhichtoattempttoworkthechangeinanindividualthatithastakencountlessagestoaccomplishinthewhiterace。\"
\"Idonotjudgeatall，Jean。Thefaultismine。
Youmustgonow——hemustnotfindyouherewhenheregainsconsciousness。Good—by。\"
ItwasasorrowfulTarzanwhowalkedwithbowedheadfromthepalaceoftheCountdeCoude。
Onceoutsidehisthoughtstookdefiniteshape，totheendthattwentyminuteslaterheenteredapolicestationnotfarfromtheRueMaule。Herehesoonfoundoneoftheofficerswithwhomhehadhadtheencounterseveralweeksprevious。Thepolicemanwasgenuinelygladtoseeagainthemanwhohadsoroughlyhandledhim。AfteramomentofconversationTarzanaskedifhehadeverheardofNikolasRokofforAlexisPaulvitch。
\"Veryoften，indeed，monsieur。Eachhasapolicerecord，andwhilethereisnothingchargedagainstthemnow，wemakeitapointtoknowprettywellwheretheymaybefoundshouldtheoccasiondemand。Itisonlythesameprecautionthatwetakewitheveryknowncriminal。Whydoesmonsieurask？\"
\"Theyareknowntome，\"repliedTarzan。\"IwishtoseeMonsieurRokoffonalittlematterofbusiness。IfyoucandirectmetohislodgingsIshallappreciateit。\"
Afewminuteslaterhebadethepolicemanadieu，and，withaslipofpaperinhispocketbearingacertainaddressinasemirespectablequarter，hewalkedbrisklytowardthenearesttaxistand。
RokoffandPaulvitchhadreturnedtotheirrooms，andweresittingtalkingovertheprobableoutcomeoftheevening’sevents。TheyhadtelephonedtotheofficesoftwoofthemorningpapersfromwhichtheymomentarilyexpectedrepresentativestohearthefirstreportofthescandalthatwastostirsocialParisonthemorrow。
Aheavystepsoundedonthestairway。\"Ah，butthesenewspapermenareprompt，\"exclaimedRokoff，andasaknockfelluponthedooroftheirroom:\"Enter，monsieur。\"
ThesmileofwelcomefrozeupontheRussian’sfaceashelookedintothehard，grayeyesofhisvisitor。
\"Nameofaname！\"heshouted，springingtohisfeet，\"Whatbringsyouhere！\"
\"Sitdown！\"saidTarzan，solowthatthemencouldbarelycatchthewords，butinatonethatbroughtRokofftohischair，andkeptPaulvitchinhis。
\"Youknowwhathasbroughtmehere，\"hecontinued，inthesamelowtone。\"Itshouldbetokillyou，butbecauseyouareOlgadeCoude’sbrotherIshallnotdothat——now。
\"Ishallgiveyouachanceforyourlives。Paulvitchdoesnotcountmuch——heismerelyastupid，foolishlittletool，andsoIshallnotkillhimsolongasIpermityoutolive。
BeforeIleaveyoutwoaliveinthisroomyouwillhavedonetwothings。Thefirstwillbetowriteafullconfessionofyourconnectionwithtonight’splot——andsignit。
\"Thesecondwillbetopromisemeuponpainofdeaththatyouwillpermitnowordofthisaffairtogetintothenewspapers。
Ifyoudonotdoboth，neitherofyouwillbealivewhenI
passnextthroughthatdoorway。Doyouunderstand？\"
And，withoutwaitingforareply:\"Makehaste;thereisinkbeforeyou，andpaperandapen。\"
Rokoffassumedatruculentair，attemptingbybravadotoshowhowlittlehefearedTarzan’sthreats。Aninstantlaterhefelttheape—man’ssteelfingersathisthroat，andPaulvitch，whoattemptedtododgethemandreachthedoor，wasliftedcompletelyoffthefloor，andhurledsenselessintoacorner。WhenRokoffcommencedtoblackenaboutthefaceTarzanreleasedhisholdandshovedthefellowbackintohischair。AfteramomentofcoughingRokoffsatsullenlyglaringatthemanstandingoppositehim。PresentlyPaulvitchcametohimself，andlimpedpainfullybacktohischairatTarzan’scommand。
\"Nowwrite，\"saidtheape—man。\"IfitisnecessarytohandleyouagainIshallnotbesolenient。\"
Rokoffpickedupapenandcommencedtowrite。
\"Seethatyouomitnodetail，andthatyoumentioneveryname，\"cautionedTarzan。
Presentlytherewasaknockatthedoor。\"Enter，\"saidTarzan。
Adapperyoungmancamein。\"IamfromtheMATIN，\"
heannounced。\"IunderstandthatMonsieurRokoffhasastoryforme。\"
\"Thenyouaremistaken，monsieur，\"repliedTarzan。
\"Youhavenostoryforpublication，haveyou，mydearNikolas。\"
Rokofflookedupfromhiswritingwithanuglyscowluponhisface。
\"No，\"hegrowled，\"Ihavenostoryforpublication——now。\"
\"Norever，mydearNikolas，\"andthereporterdidnotseethenastylightintheape—man’seye;butNikolasRokoffdid。
\"Norever，\"herepeatedhastily。
\"Itistoobadthatmonsieurhasbeentroubled，\"saidTarzan，turningtothenewspaperman。\"Ibidmonsieurgoodevening，\"andhebowedthedapperyoungmanoutoftheroom，andclosedthedoorinhisface。
AnhourlaterTarzan，witharatherbulkymanuscriptinhiscoatpocket，turnedatthedoorleadingfromRokoff’sroom。
\"WereIyouIshouldleaveFrance，\"hesaid，\"forsoonerorlaterIshallfindanexcusetokillyouthatwillnotinanywaycompromiseyoursister。\"
Chapter6
ADuelD’ArnotwasasleepwhenTarzanenteredtheirapartmentsafterleavingRokoff’s。Tarzandidnotdisturbhim，butthefollowingmorninghenarratedthehappeningsofthepreviousevening，omittingnotasingledetail。
\"WhatafoolIhavebeen，\"heconcluded。\"DeCoudeandhiswifewerebothmyfriends。HowhaveIreturnedtheirfriendship？BarelydidIescapemurderingthecount。Ihavecastastigmaonthenameofagoodwoman。ItisveryprobablethatIhavebrokenupahappyhome。\"
\"DoyouloveOlgadeCoude？\"askedD’Arnot。
\"WereInotpositivethatshedoesnotlovemeIcouldnotansweryourquestion，Paul;butwithoutdisloyaltytoherI
tellyouthatIdonotloveher，nordoessheloveme。Foraninstantwewerethevictimsofasuddenmadness——itwasnotlove——anditwouldhaveleftus，unharmed，assuddenlyasithadcomeuponuseventhoughDeCoudehadnotreturned。
Asyouknow，Ihavehadlittleexperienceofwomen。OlgadeCoudeisverybeautiful;that，andthedimlightandtheseductivesurroundings，andtheappealofthedefenselessforprotection，mighthavebeenresistedbyamorecivilizedman，butmycivilizationisnotevenskindeep——itdoesnotgodeeperthanmyclothes。
\"Parisisnoplaceforme。Iwillbutcontinuetostumbleintomoreandmoreseriouspitfalls。Theman—maderestrictionsareirksome。IfeelalwaysthatIamaprisoner。
Icannotendureit，myfriend，andsoIthinkthatIshallgobacktomyownjungle，andleadthelifethatGodintendedthatIshouldleadwhenHeputmethere。\"
\"Donottakeitsotoheart，Jean，\"respondedD’Arnot。
\"Youhaveacquittedyourselfmuchbetterthanmost`civilized’menwouldhaveundersimilarcircumstances。
AstoleavingParisatthistime，IratherthinkthatRaouldeCoudemaybeexpectedtohavesomethingtosayonthatsubjectbeforelong。\"
NorwasD’Arnotmistaken。AweeklateronMonsieurFlaubertwasannouncedabouteleveninthemorning，asD’ArnotandTarzanwerebreakfasting。MonsieurFlaubertwasanimpressivelypolitegentleman。WithmanylowbowshedeliveredMonsieurleCountdeCoude’schallengetoMonsieurTarzan。
WouldmonsieurbesoverykindastoarrangetohaveafriendmeetMonsieurFlaubertatasearlyanhourasconvenient，thatthedetailsmightbearrangedtothemutualsatisfactionofallconcerned？
Certainly。MonsieurTarzanwouldbedelightedtoplacehisinterestsunreservedlyinthehandsofhisfriend，LieutenantD’Arnot。AndsoitwasarrangedthatD’ArnotwastocallonMonsieurFlaubertattwothatafternoon，andthepoliteMonsieurFlaubert，withmanybows，leftthem。
WhentheywereagainaloneD’ArnotlookedquizzicallyatTarzan。
\"Well？\"hesaid。
\"NowtomysinsImustaddmurder，orelsemyselfbekilled，\"
saidTarzan。\"Iamprogressingrapidlyinthewaysofmycivilizedbrothers。\"
\"Whatweaponsshallyouselect？\"askedD’Arnot。
\"DeCoudeisaccreditedwithbeingamasterwiththesword，andasplendidshot。\"
\"Imightthenchoosepoisonedarrowsattwentypaces，orspearsatthesamedistance，\"laughedTarzan。
\"Makeitpistols，Paul。\"
\"Hewillkillyou，Jean。\"
\"Ihavenodoubtofit，\"repliedTarzan。\"Imustdiesomeday。\"
\"Wehadbettermakeitswords，\"saidD’Arnot。\"Hewillbesatisfiedwithwoundingyou，andthereislessdangerofamortalwound。\"
\"Pistols，\"saidTarzan，withfinality。
D’Arnottriedtoarguehimoutofit，butwithoutavail，sopistolsitwas。
D’ArnotreturnedfromhisconferencewithMonsieurFlaubertshortlyafterfour。
\"Itisallarranged，\"hesaid。\"Everythingissatisfactory。
Tomorrowmorningatdaylight——thereisasecludedspotontheroadnotfarfromEtamps。ForsomepersonalreasonMonsieurFlaubertpreferredit。Ididnotdemur。\"
\"Good！\"wasTarzan’sonlycomment。Hedidnotrefertothematteragainevenindirectly。Thatnighthewroteseverallettersbeforeheretired。AftersealingandaddressingthemheplacedthemallinanenvelopeaddressedtoD’Arnot。
AsheundressedD’Arnotheardhimhummingamusic—hallditty。
TheFrenchmansworeunderhisbreath。Hewasveryunhappy，forhewaspositivethatwhenthesunrosethenextmorningitwouldlookdownuponadeadTarzan。ItgrateduponhimtoseeTarzansounconcerned。
\"Thisisamostuncivilizedhourforpeopletokilleachother，\"remarkedtheape—manwhenhehadbeenroutedoutofacomfortablebedintheblacknessoftheearlymorninghours。
Hehadsleptwell，andsoitseemedthathisheadscarcelytouchedthepillowerehismandeferentiallyarousedhim。
HisremarkwasaddressedtoD’Arnot，whostoodfullydressedinthedoorwayofTarzan’sbedroom。
D’Arnothadscarcelysleptatallduringthenight。Hewasnervous，andthereforeinclinedtobeirritable。
\"Ipresumeyousleptlikeababyallnight，\"hesaid。
Tarzanlaughed。\"Fromyourtone，Paul，Iinferthatyouratherharborthefactagainstme。Icouldnothelpit，really。\"
\"No，Jean;itisnotthat，\"repliedD’Arnot，himselfsmiling。\"Butyoutaketheentirematterwithsuchinfernalindifference——itisexasperating。Onewouldthinkthatyouweregoingouttoshootatatarget，ratherthantofaceoneofthebestshotsinFrance。\"
Tarzanshruggedhisshoulders。\"Iamgoingouttoexpiateagreatwrong，Paul。Averynecessaryfeatureoftheexpiationisthemarksmanshipofmyopponent。Wherefore，then，shouldIbedissatisfied？HaveyounotyourselftoldmethatCountdeCoudeisasplendidmarksman？\"
\"Youmeanthatyouhopetobekilled？\"exclaimedD’Arnot，inhorror。
\"IcannotsaythatIhopetobe;butyoumustadmitthatthereislittlereasontobelievethatIshallnotbekilled。\"
HadD’Arnotknownthethingthatwasintheape—man’smind——thathadbeeninhismindalmostfromthefirstintimationthatDeCoudewouldcallhimtoaccountonthefieldofhonor——hewouldhavebeenevenmorehorrifiedthanhewas。
InsilencetheyenteredD’Arnot’sgreatcar，andinsimilarsilencetheyspedoverthedimroadthatleadstoEtamps。Eachmanwasoccupiedwithhisownthoughts。
D’Arnot’swereverymournful，forhewasgenuinelyfondofTarzan。Thegreatfriendshipwhichhadsprungupbetweenthesetwomenwhoselivesandtraininghadbeensowidelydifferenthadbutbeenstrengthenedbyassociation，fortheywerebothmentowhomthesamehighidealsofmanhood，ofpersonalcourage，andofhonorappealedwithequalforce。
Theycouldunderstandoneanother，andeachcouldbeproudofthefriendshipoftheother。
TarzanoftheApeswaswrappedinthoughtsofthepast;
pleasantmemoriesofthehappieroccasionsofhislostjunglelife。Herecalledthecountlessboyhoodhoursthathehadspentcross—leggeduponthetableinhisdeadfather’scabin，hislittlebrownbodybentoveroneofthefascinatingpicturebooksfromwhich，unaided，hehadgleanedthesecretoftheprintedlanguagelongbeforethesoundsofhumanspeechfelluponhisears。AsmileofcontentmentsoftenedhisstrongfaceashethoughtofthatdayofdaysthathehadhadalonewithJanePorterintheheartofhisprimevalforest。
Presentlyhisreminiscenceswerebrokeninuponbythestoppingofthecar——theywereattheirdestination。