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Chapter 5

           Hetookmeupinhisrightfore-footandheldmeasanursedoesachildsheisgoingtosuckle,justasIhaveseenthesamesortofcreaturedowithakitteninEurope;andwhenIofferedtostrugglehesqueezedmesohard,thatIthoughtitmoreprudenttosubmit.Ihavegoodreasontobelieve,thathetookmeforayoungoneofhisownspecies,byhisoftenstrokingmyfaceverygentlywithhisotherpaw.Inthesediversionshewasinterruptedbyanoiseattheclosetdoor,asifsomebodywereopeningit:whereuponhesuddenlyleapeduptothewindowatwhichhehadcomein,andthenceupontheleadsandgutters,walkinguponthreelegs,andholdingmeinthefourth,tillheclambereduptoaroofthatwasnexttoours.IheardGlumdalclitchgiveashriekatthemomenthewascarryingmeout.Thepoorgirlwasalmostdistracted:thatquarterofthepalacewasallinanuproar;theservantsranforladders;themonkeywasseenbyhundredsinthecourt,sittingupontheridgeofabuilding,holdingmelikeababyinoneofhisforepaws,andfeedingmewiththeother,bycrammingintomymouthsomevictualshehadsqueezedoutofthebagononesideofhischaps,andpattingmewhenIwouldnoteat;whereatmanyoftherabblebelowcouldnotforbearlaughing;neitherdoIthinktheyjustlyoughttobeblamed,for,withoutquestion,thesightwasridiculousenoughtoeverybodybutmyself.Someofthepeoplethrewupstones,hopingtodrivethemonkeydown;butthiswasstrictlyforbidden,orelse,veryprobably,mybrainshadbeendashedout.

           Theladderswerenowapplied,andmountedbyseveralmen;whichthemonkeyobserving,andfindinghimselfalmostencompassed,notbeingabletomakespeedenoughwithhisthreelegs,letmedroponaridgetile,andmadehisescape.

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