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half hitches and hauled the chain inside, 

 where nobody could meddle with it. Hav- 

 ing the chain all to himself, Monarch 

 was indifferent to his visitors and lazily 

 stretched himself on his back, with one 

 arm thrown back over his head. 



He had a good appetite yesterday and 

 got away with a leg of lamb and a lot of 

 bread and apples. He ate a little too 

 heartily and had the symptoms of fever. 

 Today he will not get so much food. The 

 best time to see him is when he eats, be- 

 cause he lies down all other times of the 

 day. He has breakfast at 10 a. m., lunch 

 at 1 p. m. and dinner at 3 p. m. 



Monarch still looks travelworn and thin, 

 but he is brightening up, and when the 

 abrasions of the skin, made by ropes and 

 chains, are healed up and his hair grown 

 again on the bare spots he will be more pre- 

 sentable. His broken teeth trouble him 

 some and it will be some time before he 

 will feel as well as he did before he was 

 caught. 



