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abundant, which they ‘‘trained’’ to strike attitudes and be pho- 
tographed. We found that these chamelions could be ‘‘mes- 
merized’’ by stroking them gently. In this way they were ap- 
parently transfixed in various attitudes. One Sunday morning 
we were much entertained by a row of these reptiles that were 
thus posed and rendered rigid with their heads stuck up in the 
air, where they remained until they were all photographed in 
most laughable postures. 
On one or two occasions we had dancing in the big laboratory 
room under the electric light furnished by the launch and rigged 
up by Greenlaw. The servants were greatly interested in these 
northern dances, particularly when Ricker was inspired to give 
a realistic reproduction of the Sun-Dance of Arizona Indians 
which he had witnessed and in which he used the laboratory 
hatchet in lieu of the tomahawk, accompanied by the weird 
howls and bodily contortions. Henderson and Miss Sykes dis- 
tinguished themselves as fancy dancers, giving a very good ex- 
hibition. 
There was one event which modesty might, but will not, pre- 
vent my recording. One evening I noticed that a meeting of 
the ‘‘bachelor club’’ was announced to take place by moonlight 
on the sea wall, and secretly thought this a decided class dis- 
tinction ; and for once in my life contemplated the disadvantage 
of the married state. They brought us some ice cream, however, 
which alleviated the situation. Events proved that the meeting 
was really camouflage to hide preparation for a dinner to be 
given the next evening in honor of the birthday of the director 
of the expedition. 
Before dinner on the following day there was plainly some- 
thing unusual under way, as was evidenced by the fact that ev- 
eryone was dressed up in his or her ‘‘Sunday best,’’ for which I, 
entirely unsuspicious, was unable to assign a reason. When we 
filed in to dinner we saw the table ornamented with candles, :a 
beautiful display of flowers, and a profusion of good things to 
eat quite out of the ordinary. I was a good deal puzzled, but 
remembered that the next day was the King’s birthday, and 
thought that. someone had suggested a friendly recognition of 
the occasion. When dessert was to be served a great birthday 
