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rifled my pockets. If he found it impossible to overtake 

 me, he would climb to a considerable height on the loose 

 rigging, and then drop suddenly upon me. Or if, perceiv- 

 ing his intention, I attempted to descend, he would slide 

 down a rope, and meet me at the bottom of the shrouds. 

 Sometimes I fastened an orange to the end of a rope, and 

 lowered it to the deck from the mast-head ; and as soon as 

 he attempted to seize it drew it rapidly up. After being 

 several times foiled in endeavouring to obtain it by direct 

 means, he altered his plan. Appearing to care little about 

 it, he would remove to some distance, and ascend the rig- 

 ging very leisurely for some time, and then, by a sudden 

 spring, catch the rope which held it. If defeated again by 

 my suddenly jerking the rope, he would at first seem quite 

 in despair, relinquish his effort, and rush about the rig- 

 ging, screaming violently. But he would always return, 

 and again seizing the rope, disregard the jerk, and allow 

 it to run through his hand till within reach of the orange ; 

 but if again foiled, would come to my side, and taking me 

 by the arm, confine it while he hauled the orange up. 



" I have have seen him exhibit violent alarm on two oc- 

 casions only, when he appeared to seek for safety in gaining 

 as high an elevation as possible. On seeing eight large 

 turtles brought on board, whilst the Caesar was off the 

 Island of Ascension, he climbed with all possible speed to a 

 higher part of the ship than he had ever before reached, 

 and, looking down upon them, projected his long lips into 

 the form of a hog's snout, uttering at the same time a sound 

 which might be described as between the croaking of a frog 

 and the grunting of a pig. After some time he ventured to 

 descend, but with great caution, peeping continually at 

 the turtle, but could not be induced to approach within 

 many yards of them. He ran to the same height, and ut- 

 tering the same sounds, on seeing some men bathing and 

 splashing in the sea ; and since his arrival in England has 



