Mavovo, who had the courage of a buffalo, charged at it and drove the
copper spear he carried into its side. They all charged like
berserkers, except myself, for even then, thank Heaven! I knew a trick
worth two of that. In three seconds there was a struggling mass in the
centre of the clearing. Brother John, Stephen, Mavovo and Hans were
all stabbing at the enormous gorilla, for it was a gorilla, although
their blows seemed to do it no more harm than pinpricks. Fortunately
for them, for its part, the beast would not let go of Jerry, and
having only one sound arm, could but snap at its assailants, for if it
had lifted a foot to rend them, its top-heavy bulk would have caused
it to tumble over.
At length it seemed to realise this, and hurled Jerry away, knocking
down Brother John and Hans with his body. Then it leapt on Mavovo,
who, seeing it come, placed the copper socket of the spear against his
own breast, with the result that when the gorilla tried to crush him,
the point of the spear was driven into its carcase.
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