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able¡¡to¡¡offer¡¡any¡¡better¡¡explanation¡£
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that¡¡waited¡¡sleeplessly¡¡for¡¡the¡¡dawn¡£¡¡¡¡Only¡¡on¡¡the
promise¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Arabs¡¡that¡¡they¡¡would¡¡leave¡¡the¡¡village¡¡at
daybreak£»¡¡and¡¡hasten¡¡onward¡¡toward¡¡their¡¡own¡¡land£»¡¡would
the¡¡remaining¡¡Manyuema¡¡consent¡¡to¡¡stay¡¡at¡¡the¡¡village¡¡a
moment¡¡longer¡£¡¡¡¡Not¡¡even¡¡fear¡¡of¡¡their¡¡cruel¡¡masters¡¡was
sufficient¡¡to¡¡overcome¡¡this¡¡new¡¡terror¡£
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to¡¡the¡¡attack¡¡the¡¡next¡¡morning¡¡they¡¡found¡¡the¡¡raiders
prepared¡¡to¡¡march¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡village¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡Manyuema¡¡were
laden¡¡with¡¡stolen¡¡ivory¡£¡¡¡¡As¡¡Tarzan¡¡saw¡¡it¡¡he¡¡grinned£»¡¡for¡¡he
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which¡¡caused¡¡him¡¡anxietya¡¡number¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Manyuema
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while¡¡their¡¡former¡¡masters¡¡knelt¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡ground¡¡and¡¡fired¡¡at¡¡them¡£
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that¡¡it¡¡would¡¡be¡¡the¡¡better¡¡part¡¡of¡¡wisdom¡¡to¡¡forego¡¡the
pleasure¡¡of¡¡firing¡¡the¡¡village¡¡that¡¡had¡¡given¡¡them¡¡two¡¡such
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human¡¡life¡¡remained¡£
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and¡¡so¡¡the¡¡report¡¡of¡¡his¡¡shot¡¡had¡¡scarcely¡¡died¡¡away¡¡before
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fun¡¡with¡¡them£»¡¡so¡¡again¡¡he¡¡called¡¡to¡¡them¡¡through
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death¡¡than¡¡that¡£
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you¡¡die£»¡¡oh£»¡¡Manyuema£»¡¡unless¡¡you¡¡lay¡¡down¡¡the¡¡ivory¡£
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why¡¡do¡¡you¡¡not¡¡use¡¡them£¿¡¡¡¡Kill¡¡the¡¡Arabs£»¡¡and¡¡we¡¡will¡¡not
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help¡¡you¡£¡¡¡¡Else¡¡you¡¡die£¡¡¨
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were¡¡but¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡some¡¡one¡¡to¡¡take¡¡the¡¡initiative¡£
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and¡¡fifty¡¡blacks¡£¡¡¡¡All¡¡were¡¡armedeven¡¡those¡¡who¡¡were
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camp¡¡was¡¡a¡¡cursing£»¡¡howling¡¡mass¡¡of¡¡demons£»¡¡fighting¡¡with
guns¡¡and¡¡knives¡¡and¡¡pistols¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡Arabs¡¡stood¡¡together£»¡¡and
defended¡¡their¡¡lives¡¡valiantly£»¡¡but¡¡with¡¡the¡¡rain¡¡of¡¡lead
that¡¡poured¡¡upon¡¡them¡¡from¡¡their¡¡own¡¡slaves£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡shower
of¡¡arrows¡¡and¡¡spears¡¡which¡¡now¡¡leaped¡¡from¡¡the¡¡surrounding
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from¡¡the¡¡first¡¡what¡¡the¡¡outcome¡¡would¡¡be¡£¡¡¡¡In¡¡ten¡¡minutes
from¡¡the¡¡time¡¡the¡¡first¡¡porter¡¡had¡¡thrown¡¡down¡¡his¡¡load¡¡the
last¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Arabs¡¡lay¡¡dead¡£
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whence¡¡you¡¡stole¡¡it¡£¡¡¡¡We¡¡shall¡¡not¡¡harm¡¡you¡£¡¨
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stomach¡¡to¡¡retrace¡¡that¡¡difficult¡¡three¡¡days'¡¡trail¡£
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toward¡¡the¡¡jungle£»¡¡calling¡¡aloud¡¡to¡¡the¡¡voice¡¡that¡¡had
spoken¡¡to¡¡them¡¡from¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡foliage¡£
¡¨How¡¡do¡¡we¡¡know¡¡that¡¡when¡¡you¡¡have¡¡us¡¡in¡¡your¡¡village¡¡you
will¡¡not¡¡kill¡¡us¡¡all£¿¡¨¡¡he¡¡asked¡£
¡¨You¡¡do¡¡not¡¡know£»¡¨¡¡replied¡¡Tarzan£»¡¡¡¨other¡¡than¡¡that¡¡we
have¡¡promised¡¡not¡¡to¡¡harm¡¡you¡¡if¡¡you¡¡will¡¡return¡¡our
ivory¡¡to¡¡us¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡this¡¡you¡¡do¡¡know£»¡¡that¡¡it¡¡lies¡¡within¡¡our
power¡¡to¡¡kill¡¡you¡¡all¡¡if¡¡you¡¡do¡¡not¡¡return¡¡as¡¡we¡¡direct£»
and¡¡are¡¡we¡¡not¡¡more¡¡likely¡¡to¡¡do¡¡so¡¡if¡¡you¡¡anger¡¡us¡¡than
if¡¡you¡¡do¡¡as¡¡we¡¡bid£¿¡¨
¡¨Who¡¡are¡¡you¡¡that¡¡speaks¡¡the¡¡tongue¡¡of¡¡our¡¡Arab¡¡masters£¿¡¨
cried¡¡the¡¡Manyuema¡¡spokesman¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Let¡¡us¡¡see¡¡you£»¡¡and¡¡then
we¡¡shall¡¡give¡¡you¡¡our¡¡answer¡£¡¨
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were¡¡filled¡¡with¡¡awe£»¡¡for¡¡never¡¡had¡¡they¡¡seen¡¡a¡¡white¡¡savage
before£»¡¡and¡¡at¡¡his¡¡great¡¡muscles¡¡and¡¡giant¡¡frame¡¡they¡¡were
struck¡¡with¡¡wonder¡¡and¡¡admiration¡£
¡¨You¡¡may¡¡trust¡¡me£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡Tarzan¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨So¡¡long¡¡as¡¡you¡¡do¡¡as
I¡¡tell¡¡you£»¡¡and¡¡harm¡¡none¡¡of¡¡my¡¡people£»¡¡we¡¡shall¡¡do¡¡you
no¡¡hurt¡£¡¡¡¡Will¡¡you¡¡take¡¡up¡¡our¡¡ivory¡¡and¡¡return¡¡in¡¡peace¡¡to
our¡¡village£»¡¡or¡¡shall¡¡we¡¡follow¡¡along¡¡your¡¡trail¡¡toward¡¡the
north¡¡as¡¡we¡¡have¡¡followed¡¡for¡¡the¡¡past¡¡three¡¡days£¿¡¨
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was¡¡the¡¡thing¡¡that¡¡finally¡¡decided¡¡the¡¡Manyuema£»¡¡and¡¡so£»
after¡¡a¡¡short¡¡conference£»¡¡they¡¡took¡¡up¡¡their¡¡burdens¡¡and¡¡set
off¡¡to¡¡retrace¡¡their¡¡steps¡¡toward¡¡the¡¡village¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Waziri¡£
At¡¡the¡¡end¡¡of¡¡the¡¡third¡¡day¡¡they¡¡marched¡¡into¡¡the¡¡village¡¡gate£»
and¡¡were¡¡greeted¡¡by¡¡the¡¡survivors¡¡of¡¡the¡¡recent¡¡massacre£»
to¡¡whom¡¡Tarzan¡¡had¡¡sent¡¡a¡¡messenger¡¡in¡¡their¡¡temporary¡¡camp
to¡¡the¡¡south¡¡on¡¡the¡¡day¡¡that¡¡the¡¡raiders¡¡had¡¡quitted¡¡the
village£»¡¡telling¡¡them¡¡that¡¡they¡¡might¡¡return¡¡in¡¡safety¡£
It¡¡took¡¡all¡¡the¡¡mastery¡¡and¡¡persuasion¡¡that¡¡Tarzan¡¡possessed
to¡¡prevent¡¡the¡¡Waziri¡¡falling¡¡on¡¡the¡¡Manyuema¡¡tooth
and¡¡nail£»¡¡and¡¡tearing¡¡them¡¡to¡¡pieces£»¡¡but¡¡when¡¡he¡¡had
explained¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡given¡¡his¡¡word¡¡that¡¡they¡¡would¡¡not¡¡be
molested¡¡if¡¡they¡¡carried¡¡the¡¡ivory¡¡back¡¡to¡¡the¡¡spot¡¡from
which¡¡they¡¡had¡¡stolen¡¡it£»¡¡and¡¡had¡¡further¡¡impressed¡¡upon
his¡¡people¡¡that¡¡they¡¡owed¡¡their¡¡entire¡¡victory¡¡to¡¡him£»¡¡they
finally¡¡acceded¡¡to¡¡his¡¡demands£»¡¡and¡¡allowed¡¡the¡¡cannibals
to¡¡rest¡¡in¡¡peace¡¡within¡¡their¡¡palisade¡£
That¡¡night¡¡the¡¡village¡¡warriors¡¡held¡¡a¡¡big¡¡palaver¡¡to
celebrate¡¡their¡¡victories£»¡¡and¡¡to¡¡choose¡¡a¡¡new¡¡chief¡£
Since¡¡old¡¡Waziri's¡¡death¡¡Tarzan¡¡had¡¡been¡¡directing¡¡the
warriors¡¡in¡¡battle£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡temporary¡¡command¡¡had¡¡been
tacitl