112 GORILLAS AND CHIMPANZEES 



time I ever saw the boy I asked him if he wanted 

 to go with me to my country to take care of 

 Aaron, but he shook his head, and said, He s a 

 bad man." 



This was the only person for whom I ever knew 

 Aaron to conceive a deep and bitter dislike, but the 

 boy he hated with his whole heart. 



On my return to Fernan Vaz, where I had left 

 Moses, I found him in a feeble state of health as 

 related elsewhere. When Aaron was set down 

 before him, he merely gave the little stranger a 

 casual glance, but held out his long lean arms for 

 me to take him in mine. His wish was gratified, 

 and I indulged him in a long stroll. When we 

 returned I set him down by the side of his new 

 friend, who evinced every sign of pleasure and 

 interest. He was like a small- boy when there Is a 

 new baby in the house. He cuddled up close to 

 Moses and made many overtures to become friends, 

 but while the latter did not repel them he treated 

 them with indifference. Aaron tried in many ways 

 to attract his attention, or to elicit some sign of 

 approval, but it was in vain. 



No doubt the manners of Moses were due to his 

 health, and Aaron seemed to realise it. He sat for 

 a long time, holding a banana in his hand, and look- 

 ing with evident concern into the face of his little 

 sick cousin. At length he lifted the fruit to the lips 

 of the invalid and uttered a low sound, but the 

 kindness was not accepted. The act was purely 

 one of his own volition, in which he was not 



