though, and when Arabella cuddled beside him he would more or less
perfunctorily embrace her. But when he forgot, she grew cross.

The same thing occurred a little later in the Jack and Jill cage,
only there it was Jill who became a little tired of Jack.

Soon each pair was quarreling. They usually made up, pretty
soon, and started loving again. But it petered out; each time
more quickly.

Meanwhile the two families had become interested in watching each
other. When Jill had repulsed Jack, and he had moped about it
awhile, he would begin staring at Arabella, over opposite, and
trying to attract her attention. This got Jack in trouble all
around. Arabella indignantly made faces at him and then turned
her back; and as for Jill, she grew furious, and tore out his fur.

But in the next stage, they even stopped hating each other. Each
pair grew indifferent.

Then the doctor put Jack in with Arabella, and Archer with Jill.
Arabella promptly yielded to Jack. New devotion. More transports.
Jill and Archer were shocked. Jill clung to the bars of her
cage, quivering, and screaming remonstrance; and even blase Archer
chattered angrily at some of the scenes. Then the doctor hung
curtains between the cages to shut out the view. Jill and Archer,
left to each other, grew interested. They soon were inseparable.

The four monkeys, thus re-distributed, were now happy once more, and
full of new liveliness and spirit. But before very long, each pair