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11 Tarzan Becomes a Beast Again
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For a moment Werper had stood above the sleeping ape-man, his murderous knife poised1 for the fatal thrust; but fear stayed his hand. What if the first blow should fail to drive the point to his victim's heart? Werper shuddered2 in contemplation of the disastrous3 consequences to himself. Awakened4, and even with a few moments of life remaining, the giant could literally6 tear his assailant to pieces should he choose, and the Belgian had no doubt but that Tarzan would so choose.
Again came the soft sound of padded footsteps in the reeds—closer this time. Werper abandoned his design. Before him stretched the wide plain and escape. The jewels were in his possession. To remain longer was to risk death at the hands of Tarzan, or the jaws7 of the hunter creeping ever nearer. Turning, he slunk away through the night, toward the distant forest.
Tarzan slept on. Where were those uncanny, guardian8 powers that had formerly9 rendered him immune from the dangers of surprise? Could this dull sleeper10 be the alert, sensitive Tarzan of old?
Perhaps the blow upon his head had numbed11 his senses, temporarily—who may say? Closer crept the stealthy creature through the reeds. The rustling12 curtain of vegetation parted a few paces from where the sleeper lay, and the massive head of a lion appeared. The beast surveyed the ape-man intently for a moment, then he
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