"Possibly even better," said her father. "They seem to be more affectionate."
"Do they live in flocks in their own forests, papa?" Grace asked.
"Yes," he replied, "so the traveler, Mr. Bates, tells us, and that when on the move they take flying leaps from tree to tree."
"I am very glad you bought those, papa," she said. "I think they will be a pleasure and amusement to us all."
"So do I," said Lucilla, "they are so pretty and graceful that I think we will all be inclined to pet them."
"So I think," said her father, "they seem to me decidedly the prettiest and most interesting species of monkey I have ever met with."
"And it is really pleasant to see how delighted the children are with their new pets," said Grandma Elsie.
"Yes," the Captain responded, with a pleased smile, "and I have no fear that they will ill-use them."
"I am sure they will be kind to them," said Violet. "They were much interested in the monkeys we saw in going about the city. I saw quite a number of various species—some pretty large, but most of them small; some at the doors or windows of houses, some in canoes on the river."