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board, and whom it is not improbable he may have 

 in some degree considered as having an affinity 

 to his species. They were often seen sitting 

 near the capstan, the animal with his long arm 

 round her neck, lovingly eating biscuit together. 



She would lead him about by his long arms, 

 like an elder leading a younger child : and it 

 was the height of the grotesque to witness him 

 running round the capstan, pursued by, or pur- 

 suing, the child. He would waddle along, in 

 the erect posture, at a rapid pace, sometimes 

 aiding himself by his knuckles ; but when 

 fatigued, he would spring aside, seize hold of 

 the first rope he came to, and, ascending a short 

 distance, regard himself as safe from pursuit. 



In a playful manner he would roll on deck 

 with the child, as if in a mock combat, pushing 

 with his feet, (in which action he possessed great 

 muscular power,) entwining his long arms around 

 her, and pretending to bite ; or, seizing a rope, 

 he would swing towards her, and, when efforts 

 were made to seize him, would elude the grasp 

 by swinging away ; or he would, by way of 

 changing the plan of attack, drop suddenly on 

 her from the ropes aloft, and then engage in 

 various playful antics. He would play in a 

 similar manner with adults ; but finding them 

 usually too strong and rough for him, he pre- 



