34 TOMMY AND PEAR LIE. 



so the little animal was carefully packed in a 

 hamper, and I brought it home with me. 



I feared to place this little lemur at once 

 with Tommy, lest they might [not agree, so, for 

 the night, the new pet was placed in a large basket, 

 and covered with a railway rug. Next morning it 

 was discovered on the top of the highest picture 

 frame, having forced its way out of the basket. 

 A banana soon tempted it to come down, and in 

 the most friendly manner it sat upon my shoulder 

 and seemed delighted to be caressed and played 

 with. Before long, when the two lemurs had 

 become accustomed to each other, they were 

 allowed to meet, and quickly became the greatest 

 friends, playing together for hours and affording 

 us constant amusement in watching their graceful 

 gambols. 



These lemurs are always giving me surprises. 

 I was quite unprepared for the remarkable power 

 the ring-tailed lemur possesses of running swiftly 

 up the flat surface of a door, but this Pearlic did 

 with the greatest ease, and then sat calmly looking 

 down at me from the top as if enjoying my amaze- 

 ment. I was led to examine his paws, and found 



