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quite reach the fire, he rolled the paper up into the form of a 

 stick, and then put it into the fire, pulling it out as soon as i 

 caught light, and watching the blaze in the fender with grea 

 satisfaction. I gave him a whole newspaper, and he tore it in 

 pieces, rolled up each piece as I have described, to make it long^ 

 enough to reach the fire, and so burnt it all piece by piece. He 

 never once- burnt his own fingers during the operation. 



13th. He can open and shut the folding shutters with ease,, 

 and this seems to be an amusement to him. He also unscrewed 

 all the knobs that belong to the fender. The bell-handle beside 

 the mantelpiece he likewise took to bits, which involves the un- 

 screwing of three screws. 



15th. He is so amiable to' me now that he constantly gives 

 me bits of things that he himself is eating, evidently expecting 

 me to share his repast with him. Sometimes this attention on 

 his part is not altogether agreeable. For instance, to-day he 

 thrust into my hand, when I was not looking, a quantity of 

 sopped bread and milk out of his pan, no doubt thinking him- 

 self very kind-hearted thus to supply me with food. 



17th. He offered the dog a bit of toast which he himself 

 was eating, and the dog took a part of it. I think, however,, 

 that he had at the same time a sly design of catching the dog 

 with the other hand, but he did not do so — perhaps because I 

 was looking on, and he knows the dog is a friend of mine ; but 

 he had a wicked look in his eye while feeding the dog, which he 

 has not when he extends his l30unty to me. 



19th. When I was brushing him to-day he took the brush 

 away from me. Playthings are especially valuable to him now, 

 as he is not allowed to have any lest he should break the win- 

 dows with them. For this reason I was afraid to leave the 

 brush with him, but found he was not at all disposed to give it 

 up. I threw other things within his reach, but he carried the 

 brush in his hind hand while going after the other things. At 

 last I sat down and called him gently, when he mildly came up 

 to my lap and put the brush into my two hands, evidently 

 resolving that he would not now quarrel with his only friend. 



22nd. His manner of showing his humours is interesting, 

 as illustrating the principle of antithesis. Thus when he is 

 angry he springs forward on all four hands with tail very erect 

 and hair raised, so making himself look much bigger. When 

 affectionate he advances slowly backwards with his body in the 

 form of a hoop, so that the crown of his head rests on the 

 ground, face inwards. He walks on three hands (hair very 

 smooth)^ and puts the fourth fore-hand out at his back in advance 



