The Son Of Tarzan

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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Son Of Tarzan"

His sole interests seem to be feats of physical prowess and the reading of everything that he can get hold of relative to savage beasts and the lives and customs of uncivilized peoples; but particularly do stories of animals appeal to him. He will sit for hours together poring over the work of some African explorer, and upon two occasions I have found him setting up in bed at night reading Carl Hagenbeck's book on men and beasts."

? ? ? ? The boy's mother tapped her foot nervously upon the hearth rug.

? ? ? ? "You discourage this, of course?" she ventured.

? ? ? ? Mr. Moore shuffled embarrassedly.

? ? ? ? "I--ah--essayed to take the book from him," he replied, a slight flush mounting his sallow cheek; "but--ah--your son is quite muscular for one so young."

? ? ? ? "He wouldn't let you take it?" asked the mother.

? ? ? ? "He would not," confessed the tutor. "He was perfectly good natured about it; but he insisted upon pretending that he was a gorilla and that I was a chimpanzee attempting to steal food from him.

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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Son Of Tarzan"