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I said. The upshot of this conversation was 

 that we found ourselves just outside the 

 railing gazing at his lazy majesty. He 

 rolled his head slowly from side to side, 

 eyeing each newcomer with his bead-like 

 eyes. Suddenly the lady in the case said, 

 "Oh, you dear old darling!" "Monarch" 

 seemed electrified; he rose as quickly as 

 possible certainly he had grown fat and 

 then he rushed to the side of the cage. He 

 was not satisfied with looking at her from 

 his ordinary standpoint, but rose upon his 

 feet, extending himself his entire height, 

 that he might better look upon the friend 

 of times of trouble. She held up an apple. 

 "Monarch" dropped to his feet, placed his 

 snout as far out as the bars allowed, and 

 opened his immense jaws. She threw the 

 apple, and the bear sat himself down con- 

 tentedly to chew it. I firmly believe that 

 young woman could have walked into the 

 cage with an apron full of apples and es- 

 caped without injury. "Monarch" remem- 

 bered his friend. 



