 On one occasion, in order to see what he would do, I purposely laughed immoderately every time he failed. It so happened that he did so several times in succession — partly, I believe, in consequence of my laughing— and eventually he became so distressed...  Nature - Page 65edited by - 1875Full view - About this book
 | James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1875 - 594 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate...actions with his lips and tongue, and afterwards rubbing VOL. vi. (NS) 3 H the ground with his neck, as if to kill the victim : he then looked up at me with... | |
 | Science - 1875 - 806 pages
...pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with lips and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim. So well," continues Mr. Romanes, "was the whole process shanlated, that I should have been quite deceived,... | |
 | Science - 1876 - 808 pages
...to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the...that I should have been quite deceived, had I not Been that the fly was still upon the window. Accordingly, I drew his attention to this fact, as well... | |
 | Science - 1876 - 802 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim ; he then looked up at me •with... | |
 | Science - 1878 - 616 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually ho became so distressed that ho positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips I and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck, as if to kill the victim; he then looked... | |
 | Sports - 1902 - 1028 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue and rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim; he then looked up at me with a triumphant... | |
 | Lemurs - 1883 - 456 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim ; he then looked up at me with... | |
 | Animals - 1885 - 456 pages
...in consequence of my laughing—and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue, and afterward rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim ; he then looked up at me with... | |
 | Outdoor recreation - 1902 - 780 pages
...consequence of my laughing — and eventually he became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate actions with his lips and tongue and rubbing the ground with his neck as if to kill the victim; he then looked up at me with a triumphant... | |
 | DeWitt Wallace, Lila Acheson Wallace - Periodicals - 1926 - 678 pages
...did so several times in succession and eventually became so distressed that he positively pretended to catch the fly, going through all the appropriate...lips and tongue, and afterwards rubbing the ground as if to kill the victim: he then looked up at me with a triumphant air of success. So well was the... | |
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