230 BRITISH QUADRUPEDS. 



taken possession, and again relapsed into a state of tor- 

 pidity, in which condition I transferred my unconscious 

 sleeper to a friend." 



In the same volume, Mr. Pigot, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, 

 states that it came to him from Sussex, on the 23rd of 

 December, "a distance of 140 miles, apparently but 

 little disturbed by the long and tedious ride. From 

 that time, till the 1st of April, 1838," he says, "it 

 slept in its snug dormitory, a deal box lined with wool, 

 when it awoke, and readily ate of apples and nuts. It 

 is easily alarmed, being more timid than tame, but 

 shows no signs of anger on being taken in the hand. 

 As it sleeps the greater part of the day, I cannot then 

 closely watch its habits ; but towards evening it wakes 

 up, and is very lively and frolicsome, running, on being 

 let out of its cage, up the bell-rope, where it will sit 

 for hours in the folds of the knot, timidly watching our 

 movements." 



