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On the fifth day following the murder of the ship's officers, land…

Quote byEdgar Rice Burroughs · 1875–1950

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tarzan of the Apes (1912), Ch. 2: The Savage Home.

English (original)

On the fifth day following the murder of the ship's officers, land was sighted by the lookout. Whether island or mainland, Black Michael did not know, but he announced to Clayton that if investigation showed that the place was habitable he and Lady Greystoke were to be put ashore with their belongings.

— Edgar Rice Burroughs

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