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than watching these great apes while at their food. For 
breakfast they are given not only succulent fruits such as 
bananas, but also bread and milk. For their mid-day meal 
they have precisely the same food as is served to me in my 
own house. They are not very dainty in their appetites, but 
like solid homely food, and devour it with great relish. At 
Having dinner. 
times they are given good red wine mixed with water, a 
"beverage of which Jacob is decidedly fond, though Rosa with 
her more ladylike instincts cares little for it. Their manners 
at table are now perfectly refined and proper. Moritz acts as 
the waiter. He has to bring in the food, which he does with 
great pomp and ceremony, and he has to clear away the 
things again after the meal is over. During the repast the 
apes sit patiently on chairs drawn up to the table, and await 
