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quite reach the fire, he rolled the paper up into the form of a 
stick, and then put it into the fire, pulling it out as soon as if 
caught light, and watching the blaze in the fender wich great 
satisfaction. I gave him a w~hole newspaper, and he tore it in 
pieces, rolled up each piece as I have described, to make it long 
enough to reach the fire, and so burnt it all piece by piece. He 
never once burnt his own fingers during the operation. 
13th. He can open and shut the folding shutters with ease, 
and this seems to be an amusement to him. He also unscrewed 
all the knobs that belong to the fender. The bell-handle beside 
the mantelpiece he likewise took to bits, which involves the un- 
screwing of* three screws. 
15th. He is so amiable to me now that he constantly gives 
me bits of things that he himself is eating, evidently expecting 
me to share his repast with him. Sometimes this attention on 
his part is not altogether agreeable. For instance, to-day he 
thrust into my hand, when I was not looking, a quantity of 
sopped bread and milk out of his pan, no doubt thinking him- 
self very kind-hearted thus to supply me with food. 
17th. He offered the dog a bit of toast which he himself 
was eating, and the dog took a part of it. I think, however, 
that he had at the same time a sly design of catching the dog 
with the other hand, but he did not do so — perhaps because I 
was looking on, and he knows the dog is a friend of mine ; bur, 
he had a wicked look in his eye while feeding the dog, which he 
has not when he extends his bounty to me. 
19th. When I was brushing him to-day he took the brush 
away from me. Pla}4hings are especially valuable to him now, 
as be is not allowed to have any lest he should break the win- 
dows with them. For this reason I was afraid to leave the 
brush with him, but fcund he was not at all disposed to give it 
up. I threw other things within his reach, but he carried the 
brush in his hind hand while going after the other things. At 
last I sat down and called him gently, when he mildly came up 
to my lap and put the brush into my two hands, evidently 
resolving that he would not now quarrel with his only friend. 
22nd. His manner of showing his humours is interesting, 
as illustrating the principle of antithesis. Thus when he is 
angry he springs forward on all four hands with tail very erect 
and hair raised, so making himself look much bigger. When 
affectionate he advances slowly backwards with his body in the 
form of a hoop, so that the crown of his head rests on the 
ground face inwards. He walks on three hands (hair very 
smooth)* and puts the fourth fore-hand out at his back in advance 
