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energetic, though humble, manner. After each effort he 

 made a brief pause and repeated what appeared to me to 

 be the same thing. This was done three or four times. 

 When he had quite finished this speech, Dodo, to whom 

 it had been addressed and who had quietly listened, 

 delivered with her right hand a sound blow upon the 

 left side of the face of the little penitent. To this he 

 responded with a soft cry, but without resentment. The 

 keeper assured me that he had many times witnessed this 

 act, but he had no idea of its meaning. As to the details 

 of this act, I have no theory ; but the state of mind and the 

 purpose were evident. They expressed regret, penitence, 

 or submission. I have witnessed something similar in 

 other monkeys, but nothing equal in point of finish or 

 pathos to that scene between Nemo and Dodo. 



Dodo had a bright face and a symmetrical figure. In 

 her I witnessed one of the most interesting acts that I 

 have ever seen in any monkey. Her combined speech 

 and actions bordered on the histrionic. Her monologue 

 was addressed to her keeper, of whom she was especially 

 fond. At almost any hour of the day Dodo would stand 

 erect and deliver to her keeper the most touching and 

 impassioned address. The keeper went into the cage with 

 me, to see if he could handle her. After a little coaxing 

 she allowed him to take her into his arms. After he had 

 caressed her for a while and assured her that no harm was 

 meant, she put her slender little arms about his neck and 

 like an injured child cuddled her head up under his chin. 

 She caressed him by licking his cheeks, and chattered in 

 a voice full of sympathy. Her display of affection was 



