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THE MONKEYS.
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his own. And thus the the two fellows—the
monkey and the man—stood nestling up to
each other, and seemed to exchange kind
words in a whisper.
" Why, are you Master Carlo ? " I asked.
" Yes," he answered, " and this is my pet.
I had lost him, but some one told me I ought
to come here. That there might be a chance
of his having been sold here ; and sure enough,
here he is. You don’t know what great
friends we are, my little Jock and I. But
how can I get him back ?" he continued. " I
.will go away and try to get some work, and
earn the money, so that I may offer to buy him;
for no one would believe me if I said he had
run away, and I can’t prove his identity. I
will come back to you soon, my darling, and
bring you away, and in the mean time you
musn’t pine away, but amuse yourself with the
others," said Carlo.
But Jocko would not let him gO, and kept
hold of him, first with one hand and then with
both, and when Carlo finally liberated himself
it was quite distressing to hear how the poor
creature whined, and then lay down as if in
great grief. And when Carlo and I left the
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