288 ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG NATURALIST. 



them some fruit, lie saw an unfortunate tortoise between 

 Master Job's paws. The monkey was turning it over, smelling 

 at it, and then depositing it on the ground, persistently poking 

 his fingers into its shell, a proceeding which by no means tended 

 to enliven the melancholy animal. According to TEncuerado's 

 advice, Lucien stuck up some branches near the water, and put 

 the tortoise into this miniature enclosure. 



Night came on, and Lucien was still teaching the birds to 

 say " Hortense '' and "Emile." To our great astonishment, 

 Gringalet went and stretched himself close to Master Job, who, 

 without hesitation, commenced freeing him from the vermin 

 which were lodged among his hair ; then the two friends went 

 to sleep side by side. About nine o'clock, when I was making 

 up the fire before going to rest myself, Janet opened one of her 

 eyes, and chattered a short sentence ; bu.t I'Encuerado was much 

 too fast asleep to answer her. 



