Chapter 26 get married

The next morning, they set off to Tarzan's cabin.Clayton's body was carried by four Vanziri warriors.Tarzan suggested that he be buried beside the hut his father had built with his own hands, right next to the jungle, to be buried with the late Lord Greystoke. Jenny Potter was delighted with Tarzan's decision.From the bottom of my heart, I am amazed by the perfect character of this strange man.Although he lived among apes and was raised by a female ape, he possessed a chivalry and a spirit of fraternity that only a highly civilized person can have. About three miles into the five miles from Clayton's shack to Tarzan's cabin, a black warrior in front stopped suddenly and pointed in surprise at a man walking towards them along the beach. A very strange looking old man.The old man wore a satin top hat, his hands were cut behind the back of his black dress, and he walked slowly with his head down.

Jenny Potter gave a cry of surprise and joy, and ran quickly to the old man.The old man raised his head when he heard her shout, and when he recognized Jenny running towards him, he also shouted happily.Professor Porter held his daughter tightly in his arms, tears streaming down his old, wrinkled cheeks, and he was too excited to speak for a while. It was a long time before the old man recognized the young man standing before Jenny as Tarzan.In any case he could not believe his eyes, and thought that he must have been deranged from excessive grief and excitement.Like everyone else, he always thought that Taishan had already been buried in the belly of a fish.Jenny and Taishan tried their best to explain the whole story, and he believed that the young man in front of him was indeed Jenny's "God of the Forest".The old man was very sad when he heard the news of Clayton's death.

"I really don't understand what's the matter," he said. "Mr. Thrane told us that Clayton died many days ago." "Thrann with you?" asked Tarzan. "Well. He found us recently, and took us to your cabin. We used to camp on the beach not far north of the cabin. He'd be very glad to see you two." "Still surprised," said Tarzan. After a while, they returned to the beach where the cabins were located. There were people coming and going on the beach, and Tarzan saw D'Arnot at a glance. "Paul!" he cried, "My God! How did you get here too?

Are we all insane, hallucinating? " Like many things that seem improbable, this one was quickly explained.It turned out that D'Arnot's cruiser had been sailing along the coast, performing missions.When driving to this area, the lieutenant suggested that the cruiser drop anchor outside the harbor blocked by the headland, and then take a small boat to see the jungle and the cabin next to the jungle.Two years ago, so many officers and soldiers experienced exciting scenes one after another there.After landing, they found Tennington and his friends.Arrangements are now being made to take them back to civilization by boat next morning.

Hazel Strong, her mother, Esmeralda, and Mr. Sedari Philander were overjoyed to see Jenny Potter back safe and sound.It's unbelievable how she got out of danger.Everyone agreed that no one could create such a miracle except Tarzan the ape.They praised Taishan so much that it made him feel uncomfortable, hoping to return to the "little stage" of the Kochak tribe by himself immediately. Everyone was very interested in Tarzan's black friends, and the black people happily accepted many gifts from these white people.But they were all very sad when they heard that their king was going to set sail in the great "canoe" which was anchored a mile from the shore.

Tarzan had not yet seen Lord Tennington and Mr Thrane.They went out to hunt game early in the morning, but they haven't come back yet. "You say how surprised this Rukov will be if he sees you!" said Jenny Potter to Tarzan. "He won't be surprised for long." Taishan said with a sneer, his tone was quite different from usual.Jenny couldn't help but glance up at his face in surprise. The expression she saw clearly confirmed it.What worries me.She took him by the arm and begged him to turn the Russian over to the French judiciary and not kill him himself. "In the depths of the jungle, my dear!" she said, "except for your strong muscles, there is no other place to represent justice and justice for you, and then you kill this damned guy There is nothing wrong with it. But now that a naval vessel from civilization is at hand, and they are at your beck and call, it would be murder to kill him. Then even your friends will have to Arrest you. If you resist, it will be embarrassment and misfortune for us all. I must never lose you again, my Tarzan. Just turn him over to Captain Dufferin, assure me. Let The law judges this beast according to the procedure, and we can't afford to ruin our happiness for him."

Taishan felt that Jenny's words made sense, so he agreed to her request.Half an hour later, Zhukov and Tannington came out of the dense forest side by side. Tennington was the first to see another visitor to the bivouac.He saw the black warrior talking to the sailors of the cruiser.Then I saw a big man with brown skin talking to Admiral Diano and Captain Dufferin. "Who is that man?" Tannington said to Rukov.The Russian raised his eyes and met Tarzan face to face.He staggered a few steps, his face suddenly pale. "Damn it!" he yelled, and before Tennington could figure out what was going on, he raised his rifle, took aim at Tarzan, and pulled the trigger.Tennington was close to him, so that at the moment when the hammer of the rifle struck the bullet, he seized the barrel held flat, and the bullet that would have been aimed at Tarzan's heart whizzed past his head. .

Before the Russo could fire his second shot, Tarzan sprang forward and snatched the rifle from him.Captain Dufferin, Lieutenant D'Arnot and a dozen sailors also rushed over upon hearing the sound.Without saying a word, Taishan handed Rukov over to them.Because before the villain returned, he had reported his series of crimes to the French officers.The captain immediately ordered the Russian to be handcuffed, sent to the cruiser, and locked up. Before the sailors escorted Rukov in a small boat to his makeshift "prison" - the cruiser - Tarzan was allowed to search him and find the intelligence he had stolen.

Jenny Potter and the others ran from the cabin when they heard the gunshots. After the initial excitement subsided, she expressed her gratitude to Lord Tennington for his false alarm.After finding information from Rukov, Tai Shan also came over.Jenny Porter introduced him to Tannington. "Lord John Clayton Greystoke, my betrothed!" she said. Lord Tennington, though he tried to look polite, couldn't hide the surprise on his face.Tarzan the Ape, Jenny Potter and D'Arnot told the story about "The Ape" from the beginning to the end, and Lord Tannington believed that they were not mentally ill and talking nonsense!

At sundown they buried William Cecil Clayton next to the graves of his uncle and aunt, the late Lord and Lady Greystoke.At Taishan's request, the soldiers fired three shots, the sound of which echoed in the final resting place of "a brave man who faced death". When Professor Porter was young, he used to be a priest.He prayed for Clayton's soul.Around the grave stood a queer crowd of mourners such as the African jungle and tropical sun had never seen--French officers and sailors, two English lords, Americans, and a dozen or so black African warriors.They all lowered their heads, trying their best to suppress the sadness in their hearts.

After the funeral, Tarzan asked Captain Dufferin to delay the cruiser's departure by two days.Because he was going to fetch his "luggage" in the jungle a few miles away. Later in the afternoon the next day, Tarzan and his black warriors moved back his first "baggage".When everyone saw these gold ingots cast many years ago, they immediately surrounded Tarzan and asked many questions. He smiled and refused to answer these questions—he was unwilling to give them any clues about the source of his vast wealth. "The gold ingots I removed are just a drop in the bucket." He explained, "After I spend them, I plan to come back and get them again!" The next day, he moved back to the camp all the gold ingots that had not been moved the previous day.After the treasure was delivered to the cruiser, Dufferin said he felt like the captain of an ancient Spanish galleon sailing home from the Aztec ① "City of Gold." "Maybe sometime the crew will slit our throats and take my ship!" he added. ① Aztecs (Aztec): Indians in central Mexico before the Spanish invasion. The next morning, as they were about to board the cruiser, Tarzan emboldened him to make a suggestion to Jenny Potter. "Beasts are supposed to be devoid of emotion," he said, "but I wish to be married in the cabin where I was born; next to my parents' graves, in the savage jungle that has always been my home." "Isn't that too impolite, my dear? If it's proper, it would be most appropriate to marry my 'sylvan' under the green shade of the primeval forest." When they asked the group for advice, they said that there was nothing inappropriate, and there was no doubt that it would be the most romantic ending.As a result, the cabin was full of friends who came to congratulate.Everyone witnessed Professor Porter preside over a ceremony that was supposed to be performed by a priest for the second time in three days. All set, D'Arnot as best man and Hazel Strong as best woman.However, Tannington suddenly had a "fantasy", which disrupted the whole arrangement. "If Miss Strong agrees," he said, taking the bridesmaid's hand, "Hazel and I both think it will be a wonderful thing for us to marry Tarzan and Jenny today." matter." The next day, they set sail.As the cruiser sailed slowly out to sea, a tall man in spotless white flannel and a very pretty, demure girl leaned on the railing, looking out at the coastline which was getting farther and farther away.On the beach, 20 black warriors of the Wanqirui tribe raised their spears above their heads, waved them vigorously, and shouted their farewell to Mount Tai. "My dear, if it were not with you, into a new world of eternal bliss," he said, "I wouldn't want to leave the African bush forever." Tarzan bent down and kissed his wife's ruddy lips affectionately. If you want to know what will happen next, please see the third part of "Ape Friends and Leopard Friends"