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1、TheBeastsofTarzanTheBeastsofTarzanbyEdgarRiceBurroughsToJoanBurroughs1TheBeastsofTarzanCHAPTER1Kidnapped"Theentireaffairisshroudedinmystery,"saidD'Arnot."Ihaveitonthebestofauthoritythatneitherthepolicenorthespecialagentsofthegeneralstaffhavethefainte
2、stconceptionofhowitwasaccomplished.Alltheyknow,allthatanyoneknows,isthatNikolasRokoffhasescaped."JohnClayton,LordGreystoke--hewhohadbeen"TarzanoftheApes"--satinsilenceintheapartmentsofhisfriend,LieutenantPaulD'Arnot,inParis,gazingmeditativelyatthetoe
3、ofhisimmaculateboot.Hismindrevolvedmanymemories,recalledbytheescapeofhisarch-enemyfromtheFrenchmilitaryprisontowhichhehadbeensentencedforlifeuponthetestimonyoftheape-man.HethoughtofthelengthstowhichRokoffhadoncegonetocompasshisdeath,andherealizedthat
4、whatthemanhadalreadydonewoulddoubtlessbeasnothingbycomparisonwithwhathewouldwishandplottodonowthathewasagainfree.TarzanhadrecentlybroughthiswifeandinfantsontoLondontoescapethediscomfortsanddangersoftherainyseasonupontheirvastestateinUziri--thelandoft
5、hesavageWaziriwarriorswhosebroadAfricandomainstheape-manhadonceruled.HehadrunacrosstheChannelforabriefvisitwithhisoldfriend,butthenewsoftheRussian'sescapehadalreadycastashadowuponhisouting,sothatthoughhehadbutjustarrivedhewasalreadycontemplatinganimm
6、ediatereturntoLondon."ItisnotthatIfearformyself,Paul,"hesaidatlast."ManytimesinthepasthaveIthwartedRokoff'sdesignsuponmylife;butnowthereareotherstoconsider.UnlessImisjudgetheman,hewouldmorequicklystrikeatmethroughmywifeorsonthandirectlyatme,forhedoub
7、tlessrealizesthatinnootherwaycouldheinflictgreateranguishuponme.Imustgobacktothematonce,andremainwiththemuntilRokoffisrecaptured--ordead."AsthesetwotalkedinParis,twoothermenweretalkingtogetherina2TheBeastsofTarzanlittlecottageupontheoutskirtsofLondon
8、.Bothweredark,sinister-lookingmen.Onewasbearded,buttheother,whosefaceworethepalloroflongconfinementwithindoors,hadbutafewdays'growthofblackbearduponhisface.Itwashewhowasspeaking."Youmustneedsshaveoffthatbeardofyours,Alexis,"hesaidtohiscompanion."With