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thoroughly accustomed to the presence of man, 

 and tolerated, but did not love him. The 

 elephant was still regarded as a slave, for whom 

 the lash was ready as a punishment, but to 

 whom no reward was offered as an incentive 

 to greater exertions. The other elephants with 

 whom he was associated provided him with 

 no interests ; he could not respond to their 

 advances made with caressing trunk or with 

 loud purrings ; truth to say, he wanted nothing 

 but food and sleep after a hard day's work, 

 for he was still growing both in height and 

 bulk, and his masters seemed to have but small 

 idea of his requirements in food and rest. In 

 the short hours allotted to him for feeding and 

 sleeping he was obliged to swallow hastily 

 whatever came within reach, instead of, as in the 

 days of freedom, taking time to select, cleanse, 

 and carefully masticate every mouthful. Often 

 his tethering chain prevented him from reaching 

 a convenient bathing place, and thus frequently 

 he was recalled to another day's work unre- 

 freshed by bathing or sleep, and with unsatisfied 

 hunger. 



