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derstand all his master meant. For instance, 

 Captain Woodward told me that the way in 

 which his best trick developed was through 

 playing with him. One day Toby beat the 

 drum at the wrong time just as his master 

 turned his back, and when Captain "Wood- 

 ward pretended to be surprised Toby 

 promptly did it again as soon as he turned 

 round. And this trick was dearly loved by 

 the children at the performances. It was 

 such fun to see the little seal wait for his 

 master to turn his back, and then beat the 

 drum, and as he looked round again, to 

 pretend he knew nothing about it ! 



This trick also came in when starting the 

 sea lions' band. Just as Captain Woodward 

 would look round at the others, one with a 

 trombone, another with a cornet, a third with 

 cymbals, etc., Toby would beat the drum, and 

 the crestfallen, ashamed way in which he hung 

 his head when his master looked at him was 

 really a comical sight. But it was far more 

 comical when, with baton uplifted ready to 

 give the signal to start, the trainer would 



