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1、TarzanandtheJewelsofOparTarzanandtheJewelsofOparbyEdgarRiceBurroughs1TarzanandtheJewelsofOpar1BelgianandArabLieutenantAlbertWerperhadonlytheprestigeofthenamehehaddishonoredtothankforhisnarrowescapefrombeingcashiered.Atfirsthehadbeenhumblythankful,too,thattheyhadsenthimtothisGodfo
2、rsakenCongopostinsteadofcourt-martialinghim,ashehadsojustlydeserved;butnowsixmonthsofthemonotony,thefrightfulisolationandthelonelinesshadwroughtachange.Theyoungmanbroodedcontinuallyoverhisfate.Hisdayswerefilledwithmorbidself-pity,whicheventuallyengenderedinhisweakandvacillatingmi
3、ndahatredforthosewhohadsenthimhere--fortheverymenhehadatfirstinwardlythankedforsavinghimfromtheignominyofdegradation.HeregrettedthegaylifeofBrusselsasheneverhadregrettedthesinswhichhadsnatchedhimfromthatgayestofcapitals,andasthedayspassedhecametocenterhisresentmentupontherepresen
4、tativeinCongolandoftheauthoritywhichhadexiledhim--hiscaptainandimmediatesuperior.Thisofficerwasacold,taciturnman,inspiringlittleloveinthosedirectlybeneathhim,yetrespectedandfearedbytheblacksoldiersofhislittlecommand.Werperwasaccustomedtositforhoursglaringathissuperiorasthetwosatu
5、pontheverandaoftheircommonquarters,smokingtheireveningcigaretsinasilencewhichneitherseemeddesirousofbreaking.Thesenselesshatredofthelieutenantgrewatlastintoaformofmania.Thecaptain'snaturaltaciturnityhedistortedintoastudiedattempttoinsulthimbecauseofhispastshortcomings.Heimaginedt
6、hathissuperiorheldhimincontempt,andsohechafedandfumedinwardlyuntiloneeveninghismadnessbecamesuddenlyhomicidal.Hefingeredthebuttoftherevolverathiship,hiseyesnarrowedandhisbrowscontracted.Atlasthespoke."Youhaveinsultedmeforthelasttime!"hecried,springingtohisfeet."Iamanofficerandage
7、ntleman,andIshallputupwithitnolongerwithoutanaccountingfromyou,youpig."2TarzanandtheJewelsofOparThecaptain,anexpressionofsurpriseuponhisfeatures,turnedtowardhisjunior.Hehadseenmenbeforewiththejunglemadnessuponthem--themadnessofsolitudeandunrestrainedbrooding,andperhapsatouchoffev
8、er.Heroseandextendedhishandtolayituponth
