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he¡¡continued¡¡after¡¡a¡¡pause£»¡¡pointing¡¡to¡¡the¡¡arrow¡¡protruding
from¡¡his¡¡breast¡£
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convinced¡¡Tarzan¡¡of¡¡the¡¡truth¡¡of¡¡his¡¡assertions¡£¡¡¡¡More¡¡weighty
than¡¡anything¡¡else¡¡was¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡that¡¡Anderssen¡¡evidently¡¡seemed
more¡¡hurt¡¡than¡¡frightened¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡knew¡¡he¡¡was¡¡going¡¡to¡¡die£»
so¡¡Tarzan's¡¡threats¡¡had¡¡little¡¡effect¡¡upon¡¡him£»¡¡but¡¡it¡¡was
quite¡¡apparent¡¡that¡¡he¡¡wished¡¡the¡¡Englishman¡¡to¡¡know¡¡the
truth¡¡and¡¡not¡¡to¡¡wrong¡¡him¡¡by¡¡harbouring¡¡the¡¡belief¡¡that¡¡his
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as¡¡possible¡£¡¨
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Chapter¡¡11
Tambudza
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beneath¡¡whose¡¡repulsive¡¡exterior¡¡had¡¡beaten¡¡the¡¡heart¡¡of
a¡¡chivalrous¡¡gentleman¡£¡¡¡¡That¡¡was¡¡all¡¡he¡¡could¡¡do¡¡in¡¡the¡¡cruel
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his¡¡little¡¡son¡¡and¡¡his¡¡wife¡£
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he¡¡was¡¡positive¡¡that¡¡the¡¡woman¡¡ahead¡¡of¡¡him¡¡was¡¡indeed
Jane£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡she¡¡had¡¡again¡¡fallen¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡the
Russian£»¡¡it¡¡seemed¡¡that¡¡with¡¡all¡¡the¡¡incredible¡¡speed¡¡of¡¡his
fleet¡¡and¡¡agile¡¡muscles¡¡he¡¡moved¡¡at¡¡but¡¡a¡¡snail's¡¡pace¡£
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checking¡¡his¡¡sense¡¡of¡¡sight¡¡against¡¡his¡¡sense¡¡of¡¡smell£»¡¡that¡¡he
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an¡¡almost¡¡frantic¡¡ape¡man¡£
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would¡¡wreak¡¡without¡¡further¡¡loss¡¡of¡¡time¡¡whatever¡¡vengeance
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not¡¡returned¡¡to¡¡the¡¡river£»¡¡in¡¡what¡¡direction¡¡had¡¡he¡¡proceeded£¿
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Zanzibar£»¡¡but¡¡whether¡¡Rokoff¡¡would¡¡dare¡¡so¡¡dangerous¡¡a
journey¡¡or¡¡not¡¡was¡¡a¡¡question¡£
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manner¡¡of¡¡horrible¡¡pack¡¡that¡¡was¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡trail£»¡¡and¡¡that
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the¡¡vengeance¡¡that¡¡he¡¡deserved¡£
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northeast¡¡in¡¡the¡¡general¡¡direction¡¡of¡¡German¡¡East¡¡Africa¡¡until
he¡¡came¡¡upon¡¡natives¡¡from¡¡whom¡¡he¡¡might¡¡gain¡¡information
as¡¡to¡¡Rokoff's¡¡whereabouts¡£
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came¡¡upon¡¡a¡¡native¡¡village¡¡the¡¡inhabitants¡¡of¡¡which¡¡fled¡¡into
the¡¡bush¡¡the¡¡instant¡¡their¡¡eyes¡¡fell¡¡upon¡¡him¡£¡¡¡¡Tarzan£»¡¡not¡¡to
be¡¡thwarted¡¡in¡¡any¡¡such¡¡manner¡¡as¡¡this£»¡¡pursued¡¡them£»¡¡and
after¡¡a¡¡brief¡¡chase¡¡caught¡¡up¡¡with¡¡a¡¡young¡¡warrior¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡fellow
was¡¡so¡¡badly¡¡frightened¡¡that¡¡he¡¡was¡¡unable¡¡to¡¡defend
himself£»¡¡dropping¡¡his¡¡weapons¡¡and¡¡falling¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡ground£»
wide¡eyed¡¡and¡¡screaming¡¡as¡¡he¡¡gazed¡¡on¡¡his¡¡captor¡£
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the¡¡fellow's¡¡fears¡¡sufficiently¡¡to¡¡obtain¡¡a¡¡coherent¡¡statement
from¡¡him¡¡as¡¡to¡¡the¡¡cause¡¡of¡¡his¡¡uncalled¡for¡¡terror¡£
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devil¡¡that¡¡pursued¡¡them£»¡¡warning¡¡the¡¡natives¡¡against¡¡it¡¡and
the¡¡frightful¡¡pack¡¡of¡¡demons¡¡that¡¡accompanied¡¡it¡£
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the¡¡descriptions¡¡given¡¡by¡¡the¡¡whites¡¡and¡¡their¡¡black¡¡servants¡£¡¡¡¡
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as¡¡apes¡¡and¡¡panthers¡£
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