within Pellucidar!" The very thought of it fairly overpowered me.
Why, we two would be the means of placing the men of the inner world
in their rightful place among created things. Only the Sagoths
would then stand between them and absolute supremacy, and I was
not quite sure but that the Sagoths owed all their power to the
greater intelligence of the Mahars--I could not believe that these
gorilla-like beasts were the mental superiors of the human race of
Pellucidar.

"Why, Perry," I exclaimed, "you and I may reclaim a whole world!
Together we can lead the races of men out of the darkness of ignorance
into the light of advancement and civilization. At one step we may
carry them from the Age of Stone to the twentieth century. It's
marvelous--absolutely marvelous just to think about it."

"David," said the old man, "I believe that God sent us here for just
that purpose--it shall be my life work to teach them His word--to
lead them into the light of His mercy while we are training their
hearts and hands in the ways of culture and civilization."

"You are right, Perry," I said, "and while you are teaching them
to pray I'll be teaching them to fight, and between us we'll make
a race of men that will be an honor to us both."

Ghak had entered the apartment some time before we concluded our
conversation, and now he wanted to know what we were so excited
about. Perry thought we had best not tell him too much, and so I
only explained that I had a plan for escape. When I had outlined
it to him, he seemed about as horror-struck as Perry had been; but
for a different reason. The Hairy One only considered the horrible