AARON 



115 



When I opened the door, he neither moved nor 

 uttered any sound. I do not know whether or not 

 they have any name for death, but they surely know 

 what it is. 



Moses was dead. His cold body lay in its usual 

 place, but was entirely covered over with the piece 

 of canvas kept in the cage for bed-clothing. I do 

 not know whether Aaron had covered him up or not, 

 but he seemed to realise the situation. I took him 

 by the hand and lifted him out of the cage, but he 

 was reluctant. I had the body removed and placed 

 on a bench about thirty feet away, in order to dissect 

 and prepare the skin and skeleton to preserve them. 

 When I proceeded to do this, I had Aaron confined 

 to the cage, lest he should annoy and hinder me at 

 the work ; but he cried and fretted until he was 

 released. 



It is not meant that he wept or shed tears over 

 the loss of his companion, for the lachrymal glands 

 and ducts are not developed in these apes ; but they 

 manifest concern and regret which are motives of 

 the passion of sorrow, but being left alone was the 

 cause of this. 



When released, he came and took his seat near 

 the dead body, where he sat the whole day long and 

 watched the operation. 



After this he was never quiet for a moment if he 

 could see or hear me, until I secured another of his 

 kind for a companion ; then his interest in me abated 

 in a measure, but his affection for me remained 

 intact. 



