Fig. 6.—A countryman.
Fig. 7.—A fireside friend.
By stretching down the last three fingers of the right hand, as shown in [Fig. 5], the greyhound will be seen panting as he races along, watched by the old countryman depicted in [Fig. 6]. The familiar household pet is shown in [Fig. 7] as she sits warming herself by the fire. [Figs. 7A] and [7B] respectively suggest two other easily produced hand shadows, in the former, additional effect being lent by the pipe.
Fig. 7a.—The costermonger.
When you have accustomed yourself to forming these figures quickly and accurately, numberless other objects will present themselves to your mind, and as the fingers grow supple the characters in your repertoire will become more and more numerous and amusing.
Fig. 7b.—The parson.