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When¡¡Tarzan¡¡returned¡¡home¡¡Jack¡¡was¡¡all¡¡excitement¡¡to¡¡hear¡¡the¡¡details¡¡of¡¡his¡¡visit£»¡¡and¡¡finally¡¡suggested¡¡that¡¡his¡¡father¡¡buy¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡and¡¡bring¡¡it¡¡home¡£¡¡¡¡Lady¡¡Greystoke¡¡was¡¡horrified¡¡at¡¡the¡¡suggestion¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡boy¡¡was¡¡insistent¡£¡¡¡¡Tarzan¡¡explained¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡wished¡¡to¡¡purchase¡¡Akut¡¡and¡¡return¡¡him¡¡to¡¡his¡¡jungle¡¡home£»¡¡and¡¡to¡¡this¡¡the¡¡mother¡¡assented¡£¡¡¡¡Jack¡¡asked¡¡to¡¡be¡¡allowed¡¡to¡¡visit¡¡the¡¡ape£»¡¡but¡¡again¡¡he¡¡was¡¡met¡¡with¡¡flat¡¡refusal¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡had¡¡the¡¡address£»¡¡however£»¡¡which¡¡the¡¡trainer¡¡had¡¡given¡¡his¡¡father£»¡¡and¡¡two¡¡days¡¡later¡¡he¡¡found¡¡the¡¡opportunity¡¡to¡¡elude¡¡his¡¡new¡¡tutorwho¡¡had¡¡replaced¡¡the¡¡terrified¡¡Mr¡£¡¡Mooreand¡¡after¡¡a¡¡considerable¡¡search¡¡through¡¡a¡¡section¡¡of¡¡London¡¡which¡¡he¡¡had¡¡never¡¡before¡¡visited£»¡¡he¡¡found¡¡the¡¡smelly¡¡little¡¡quarters¡¡of¡¡the¡¡pock¡marked¡¡old¡¡man¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡old¡¡fellow¡¡himself¡¡replied¡¡to¡¡his¡¡knocking£»¡¡and¡¡when¡¡he¡¡stated¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡come¡¡to¡¡see¡¡Ajax£»¡¡opened¡¡the¡¡door¡¡and¡¡admitted¡¡him¡¡to¡¡the¡¡little¡¡room¡¡which¡¡he¡¡and¡¡the¡¡great¡¡ape¡¡occupied¡£¡¡¡¡In¡¡former¡¡years¡¡Paulvitch¡¡had¡¡been¡¡a¡¡fastidious¡¡scoundrel£»¡¡but¡¡ten¡¡years¡¡of¡¡hideous¡¡life¡¡among¡¡the¡¡cannibals¡¡of¡¡Africa¡¡had¡¡eradicated¡¡the¡¡last¡¡vestige¡¡of¡¡niceness¡¡from¡¡his¡¡habits¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡apparel¡¡was¡¡wrinkled¡¡and¡¡soiled¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡hands¡¡were¡¡unwashed£»¡¡his¡¡few¡¡straggling¡¡locks¡¡uncombed¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡room¡¡was¡¡a¡¡jumble¡¡of¡¡filthy¡¡disorder¡£¡¡¡¡As¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡entered¡¡he¡¡saw¡¡the¡¡great¡¡ape¡¡squatting¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡bed£»¡¡the¡¡coverlets¡¡of¡¡which¡¡were¡¡a¡¡tangled¡¡wad¡¡of¡¡filthy¡¡blankets¡¡and¡¡ill¡smelling¡¡quilts¡£¡¡¡¡At¡¡sight¡¡of¡¡the¡¡youth¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡leaped¡¡to¡¡the¡¡floor¡¡and¡¡shuffled¡¡forward¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡man£»¡¡not¡¡recognizing¡¡his¡¡visitor¡¡and¡¡fearing¡¡that¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡meant¡¡mischief£»¡¡stepped¡¡between¡¡them£»¡¡ordering¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡back¡¡to¡¡the¡¡bed¡£
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He¡¡saw¡¡at¡¡first¡¡no¡¡way¡¡in¡¡which¡¡he¡¡could£»¡¡with¡¡safety¡¡to¡¡himself£»¡¡wreak¡¡vengeance¡¡upon¡¡Tarzan¡¡through¡¡the¡¡medium¡¡of¡¡Tarzan's¡¡son£»¡¡but¡¡that¡¡great¡¡possibilities¡¡for¡¡revenge¡¡lay¡¡in¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡was¡¡apparent¡¡to¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡so¡¡he¡¡determined¡¡to¡¡cultivate¡¡the¡¡lad¡¡in¡¡the¡¡hope¡¡that¡¡fate¡¡would¡¡play¡¡into¡¡his¡¡hands¡¡in¡¡some¡¡way¡¡in¡¡the¡¡future¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡told¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡all¡¡that¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡of¡¡his¡¡father's¡¡past¡¡life¡¡in¡¡the¡¡jungle¡¡and¡¡when¡¡he¡¡found¡¡that¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡had¡¡been¡¡kept¡¡in¡¡ignorance¡¡of¡¡all¡¡these¡¡things¡¡for¡¡so¡¡many¡¡years£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡been¡¡forbidden¡¡visiting¡¡the¡¡zoological¡¡gardens£»¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡had¡¡to¡¡bind¡¡and¡¡gag¡¡his¡¡tutor¡¡to¡¡find¡¡an¡¡opportunity¡¡to¡¡come¡¡to¡¡the¡¡music¡¡hall¡¡and¡¡see¡¡Ajax£»¡¡he¡¡guessed¡¡immediately¡¡the¡¡nature¡¡of¡¡the¡¡great¡¡fear¡¡that¡¡lay¡¡in¡¡the¡¡hearts¡¡of¡¡the¡¡boy's¡¡parents¡¡that¡¡he¡¡might¡¡crave¡¡the¡¡jungle¡¡as¡¡his¡¡father¡¡had¡¡craved¡¡it¡£
And¡¡so¡¡Paulvitch¡¡encouraged¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡to¡¡come¡¡and¡¡see¡¡him¡¡often£»¡¡and¡¡always¡¡he¡¡played¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡lad's¡¡craving¡¡for¡¡tales¡¡of¡¡the¡¡savage¡¡world¡¡with¡¡which¡¡Paulvitch¡¡was¡¡all¡¡too¡¡familiar¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡left¡¡him¡¡alone¡¡with¡¡Akut¡¡much£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡was¡¡not¡¡long¡¡until¡¡he¡¡was¡¡surprised¡¡to¡¡learn¡¡that¡¡the¡¡boy¡¡could¡¡make¡¡the¡¡great¡¡beast¡¡understand¡¡himthat¡¡he¡¡had¡¡actually¡¡learned¡¡many¡¡of¡¡the¡¡words¡¡of¡¡the¡¡primitive¡¡language¡¡of¡¡the¡¡anthropoids¡£
During¡¡this¡¡period¡¡Tarzan¡¡came¡¡several¡¡times¡¡to¡¡visit¡¡Paulvitch¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡seemed¡¡anxious¡¡to¡¡purchase¡¡Ajax£»¡¡and¡¡at¡¡last¡¡he¡¡told¡¡the¡¡man¡¡frankly¡¡that¡¡he¡¡was¡¡prompted¡¡not¡¡only¡¡by¡¡a¡¡desire¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡part¡¡to¡¡return¡¡the¡¡beast¡¡to¡¡the¡¡liberty¡¡of¡¡his¡¡native¡¡jungle£»¡¡but¡¡also¡¡because¡¡his¡¡wife¡¡feared¡¡that¡¡in¡¡some¡¡way¡¡her¡¡son¡¡might¡¡learn¡¡the¡¡whereabouts¡¡of¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡and¡¡through¡¡his¡¡attachment¡¡for¡¡the¡¡beast¡¡become¡¡imbued¡¡with¡¡the¡¡roving¡¡instinct¡¡which£»¡¡as¡¡Tarzan¡¡explained¡¡to¡¡Paulvitch£»¡¡had¡¡so¡¡influenced¡¡his¡¡own¡¡life¡£
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It¡¡was¡¡during¡¡this¡¡interview¡¡that¡¡a¡¡plan¡¡occurred¡¡to¡¡Paulvitch£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡a¡¡result¡¡of¡¡it¡¡he¡¡agreed¡¡to¡¡accept¡¡a¡¡certain¡¡fabulous¡¡sum¡¡for¡¡the¡¡ape£»¡¡and¡¡upon¡¡receipt¡¡of¡¡the¡¡money¡¡to¡¡deliver¡¡the¡¡beast¡¡to¡¡a¡¡vessel¡¡that¡¡was¡¡sailing¡¡south¡¡from¡¡Dover¡¡for¡¡Africa¡¡two¡¡days¡¡later¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡had¡¡a¡¡double¡¡purpose¡¡in¡¡accepting¡¡Clayton's¡¡offer¡£¡¡Primarily£»¡¡the¡¡money¡¡consideration¡¡influenced¡¡him¡¡strongly£»¡¡as¡¡the¡¡ape¡¡was¡¡no¡¡longer¡¡a¡¡source¡¡of¡¡revenue¡¡to¡¡him£»¡¡having¡¡consistently¡¡refused¡¡to¡¡perform¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡stage¡¡after¡¡having¡¡discovered¡¡Tarzan¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡was¡¡as¡¡though¡¡the¡¡beast¡¡had¡¡suffered¡¡himself¡¡to¡¡be¡¡brought¡¡from¡¡his¡¡jungle¡¡home¡¡and¡¡exhibited¡¡before¡¡thousands¡¡of¡¡curious¡¡spectators¡¡for¡¡the¡¡sole¡¡purpose¡¡of¡¡searching¡¡out¡¡his¡¡long¡¡lost¡¡friend¡¡and¡¡master£»¡¡and£»¡¡having¡¡found¡¡him£»¡¡considered¡¡further¡¡mingling¡¡with¡¡the¡¡common¡¡herd¡¡of¡¡humans¡¡unnecessary¡£¡¡However¡¡that¡¡may¡¡be£»¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡remained¡¡that¡¡no¡¡amount¡¡of¡¡persuasion¡¡could¡¡influence¡¡him¡¡even¡¡to¡¡show¡¡himself¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡music¡¡hall¡¡stage£»¡¡and¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡single¡¡occasion¡¡that¡¡the¡¡trainer¡¡attempted¡¡force¡¡the¡¡results¡¡were¡¡such¡¡that¡¡the¡¡unfortunate¡¡man¡¡considered¡¡himself¡¡lucky¡¡to¡¡have¡¡escaped¡¡with¡¡his¡¡life¡£¡¡¡¡All¡¡that¡¡saved¡¡him¡¡was¡¡the¡¡accidental¡¡presence¡¡of¡¡Jack¡¡Clayto