Thematterofthepouchofjewelsalsooccupiedhisthoughtstosomeextent，sothathefoundadoubleurgeforhisreturntothecampoftheraiders。Hewouldobtainpossessionofbothhisprettypebblesandtheshe。Thenhewouldreturntothegreatapeswithhisnewmateandhisbaubles，andleadinghishairycompanionsintoafarwildernessbeyondthekenofman，liveouthislife，huntingandbattlingamongthelowerordersaftertheonlymannerwhichhenowrecollected。
Hespoketohisfellow—apesuponthematter，inanattempttopersuadethemtoaccompanyhim；butallexceptTaglatandChulkrefused。Thelatterwasyoungandstrong，endowedwithagreaterintelligencethanhisfellows，andthereforethepossessorofbetterdevelopedpowersofimagination。Tohimtheexpeditionsavoredofadventure，andsoappealed，strongly。WithTaglattherewasanotherincentive——asecretandsinisterincentive，which，hadTarzanoftheApeshadknowledgeofit，wouldhavesenthimattheother’sthroatinjealousrage。
Taglatwasnolongeryoung；buthewasstillaformidablebeast，mightilymuscled，cruel，and，becauseofhisgreaterexperience，craftyandcunning。
Too，hewasofgiantproportions，theveryweightofhishugebulkservingofttimestodiscountinhisfavorthesuperioragilityofayoungerantagonist。
Hewasofamoroseandsullendispositionthatmarkedhimevenamonghisfrowningfellows，wheresuchcharacteristicsaretheruleratherthantheexception，and，thoughTarzandidnotguessit，hehatedtheape—manwithaferocitythathewasabletohideonlybecausethedominantspiritofthenoblercreaturehadinspiredwithinhimaspeciesofdreadwhichwasaspowerfulasitwasinexplicabletohim。