130 GORILLAS AND CHIMPANZEES 



rage, and if the cause was prolonged, she would 

 often refuse to eat for hours afterwards. 



On the voyage homeward, there was another 

 chimpanzee on board, belonging to a sailor who was 

 bringing him home for sale. He was about two 

 years older than Aaron and fully twice as large. He 

 was tame and gentle, but was kept in a close cage to 

 himself. He saw the others roaming about the deck 

 and tried to make up with them, but they evinced no 

 desire to become intimate with one who was confined 

 in such a manner. 



One bright Sunday morning, as we rode the calm 

 waters near the Canary Islands, I induced the sailor 

 to release his prisoner on the main deck with my 

 own, and see how they would act towards each other. 

 He did so, and in a moment the big ape came 

 ambling along the deck towards Aaron and Elisheba, 

 who were sitting on the top of a hatch and absorbed 

 in gnawing some turkey bones. 



As the stranger came near he slackened his pace 

 and gazed earnestly at the others. Aaron ceased 

 eating and stared at the visitor with a look of surprise, 

 but Elisheba barely noticed him. He scanned Aaron 

 from head to foot, and Aaron did the same with him. 

 He advanced until his nose almost touched that of 

 Aaron, and in this position the two remained for 

 some seconds, when the big one proceeded to salute 

 Elisheba in the same manner, but she gave him little 

 attention. She continued to gnaw the bone in her 

 hand, and he had no reason to feel flattered at the 

 impression he appeared to have made on her. 



