190 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 
When I cough at 6 feet the kitten puts up its back 
(surprise). 
It is given milk on the window ledge referred to 
before, and, when it has finished lapping, scrambles down 
between the wall and a rocking-chair. 
Later it comes over to me and climbs up my clothing 
into my lap. 
Visits the pan again of its own accord, and functions, 
after which it retires to its box and sleeps. 
Climbs into a waste-paper basket, and, after moving 
about among the papers a little while, climbs out 
without upsetting the basket. 
The kitten walks out of the room, but on being 
turned back towards the door, and the hands clapped, it 
runs in again. 
Again uses pan of its own accord. 
Walks out of the room and begins to climb the statrs 
leading to a higher flat. 
Climbs into my wife’s lap in the evening, and from 
thence gets upon a table beside which she is sitting, and 
plays with objects on the table. 
At the sound of footsteps in the room inclined to 
retreat from the table. 
38th day—Slept long behind the barricade this 
morning. On awakening goes spontaneously to the 
pan. 
To-day goes behind books on another shelf near my 
table, and, when removed, returns. 
Cooked meat is licked, but not chewed or swallowed. 
Goes from my daughter’s lap to the table top and 
sleeps there. On awakening, it looks down after 
moving about some, crouches, but hesitates to go 
further. 
About 9 P.M., on this day, when sitting on one of my 
legs, the other being separated from this only about the 
length of the kitten, wishing to get across to the other 
