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fined to a cage, and was watched only in the way 

 that little children are watclied when they are at 

 play. He was so conscious of his own helplessness 

 that he clung to human companionship, and dis- 

 played in this manner a wonderful dependence and 

 trustfulness. He showed no trace of mischievous, 

 malicious, or savage qualities, but was sometimes 

 self-willed. He expressed the ideas which occurred 

 to him by different sounds, one of which was the 

 characteristic tone of importunate petition, while 

 others expressed fright or horror, and in rare in- 

 stances a sullen and defiant growl might be 

 heard. 



"In his moods of exuberant satisfaction and 

 simple pleasure, he might be seen to rub his breast 

 with both fists, while raising himself on his hind 

 legs. Moreover, he often expressed his feelings 

 after quite a human fashion, by clapping his hands 

 together, an action which no one had taught him ; 

 and he executed such wild dances, sometimes over- 

 balancing himself, reeling to and fro, and whirling 

 round, that we were often disposed to think that 

 he must be drunk. Yet he was only drunk with 

 pleasure, and this impelled him to display his 

 strength in the wildest gambols. 



" His dexterity in eating was particularly remark- 

 able. If any of the other apes chanced to enter 

 his chamber nothing was safe from them ; they 

 snatched greedily at everything, only to throw it 

 away with a certain aversion, or carelessly to let 

 it drop. The gorilla behaved quite differently : he 

 took up every cup or glass with instinctive care, 



