midnight
No one would tie him with ropes and slaughter him like a sheep . It was that which galled the ape-man . He did not fear to die , no -- it was the humiliation of defeat before death , without even a chance to battle for his life . It must be near midnight , thought Tarzan . He had several hours to live . Possibly he would yet find a way to take Rokoff with him on the long journey . He could hear the savage lord of the desert quite close by now .