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and this treatment of course made it stand ont 

 all over, forming a very pretty coat, and a thick 

 cushion around him. By this process his tail, 

 after he was kept nicely, was made to look very 

 large ; as I said before, near the root it became 

 fully three inches in diameter. 



A seat Koko liked very much, was the top of 

 a high rocking-chair, a bamboo rod an inch and 

 a quarter in diameter. In spite of the most 

 violent rocking, he had no trouble to keep his 

 place, holding on with all four hands side by 

 side, or by two hands on the post at one end. 

 In this place he dressed his fur or washed his 

 face, with perfect ease and calmness. In fact, 

 so sure was his hold that to get him off a per- 

 son was almost impossible ; he could not be 

 shaken from an arm, for instance ; he clasped 

 both arms and legs tightly around it, and no jar 

 or pull would remove him. 



We did learn a trick after a while that always 

 sent him with a leap to the floor, where he stood 

 and looked at his tormentor with a reproachful 

 expression, sometimes ran his tongue out very 

 rapidly several times, as children do to show 

 contempt, and then went back, with a forgiving 

 spirit that usually won him the place again. 

 This potent spell was an imitation of his own 

 "woof ! " The instant it was uttered, he sprang 

 off without rising to his feet, or turning his head 



