They all came and stared at the ape.
“This fellow wants to go into partnership with me,” said Two-Legs. “He’s not fair. He says he has already learnt my tricks. Let’s put him in a cage; then we can amuse ourselves with his tricks when it’s raining.”
The orang-outang protested, but to no purpose. Two-Legs held him tight and soon they had built a cage and put him into it.
“There’s none like one’s own people for meanness!” said the orang-outang, as he sat on the floor of his cage, catching his fleas.
THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE
