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The Speech of Monkeys
·
R. L. Garner
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Her
actions
were
almost
human,
while
her
movements
were
as
stealthy
as
those
of
a
cat.
As
the
glove
came
closer
and
closer
she
became
more
and
more
demonstrative,
and
when
at
last
she
saw
the
monster
climbing
up
the
leg
of
my
trousers,
she
uttered
the
sound
aloud
and
very
rapidly,
and
tried
to
get
to
the
object,
which
she
evidently
thought
was
some
living
thing.
She
detected
the
thread
with
which
I
drew
the
glove
across
the
floor,
but
seemed
in
doubt
as
to
what
part
it
played
in
this
act.
I
saw
her
eyes
several
times
follow
the
thread
from
my
knee
to
the
glove,
but
I
do
not
think
she
discovered
what
caused
the
glove
to
move.
Having
done
this
for
a
few
times,
however,
with
about
the
same
result
each
time,
I
relieved
her
anxiety
and
fright
by
allowing
her
to
examine
the
glove,
which
she
did
with
marked
interest
for
a
moment
and
then
turned
away.
I
tried
the
same
thing
over
again,
but
failed
to
elicit
from
her
the
slightest
interest
after
she
had
examined
the
glove.
[Sidenote:
SOUND
OF
WARNING]
It
will
be
observed
that
when
Nellie
first
discovered
the
glove
moving
on
the
floor,
as
she
attempted
to
call
my
attention
in
a
low
whisper,
and
as
the
object
approached
me
she
became
more
earnest,
and
uttered
the
sound
somewhat
louder,
and
when
she
discovered
the
monster,
as
she
regarded
it,
climbing
up
my
leg,
she
uttered
her
warning
in
a
loud
voice,
not
a
scream
or
a
yell,
but
in
a
tone
sufficiently
loud
for
the
distance
over
which
the
warning
was
conveyed.
The
fact
of
her
whispering
indicates
that
her
idea
of
sound
was
well
defined;
her
purpose
was
to
warn
me
of
the
approaching
danger
without
alarming
the
object
against
which
her
warning
was
intended
to
prepare
me;
and
as
the
danger
approached
me,
her
warning
became
more
urgent,
and
when
she
saw
the
danger
was
at
hand
her
warning
was
no
longer
concealed
or
restrained.
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