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animal, will be at rest, whilst the arms are folded 

 on the breast, or moved in playful gambols, or 

 occupied in scratching the body, or in conveying 

 food to the mouth. 



"Although the room in which this ape was 

 shewn, seemed small and very unaccommodating 

 to a climbing animal, still our young chimpanzee 

 managed to thread its way up and down the 

 surrounding furniture ; and on its reaching me 

 it climbed up to my neck, where it found a 

 comfortable resting place. 



" When I had approached sufficiently near to the 

 window, so that, the chimpanzee could profit by 

 the movement, it would lay hold of the projecting 

 parts, and then pass onwards : looking for a ledge 

 or shelf to help it in its transit. But when we 

 placed it on the floor again, it seemed distressed, — 

 the countenance underwent a change, and we could 

 not doubt of its discontentment. Miss Blight, 

 who is governess to this wild little woman of the 

 woods, has given her the name of Jenny, and has 

 observed, that her pet is very fond of celery; a 

 piece of which, Miss Blight, in our presence, held 

 out to her, from the opposite side of the room: 

 first, having cleared the floor, for Jenny to pass 

 over. 



"Bending forwards, in the attitude of an old 



