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to anticipate the leap, and Tim did not readily forget those distressful
moments when the cockatoo had him by the fur with beak and claw. He

would escape, showing several patches where his coat had been torn, and
remained in a state of dejection for two or three days, during which battles

were discontinued. Tt took Caesar almost as long to recover from the wild
state of triumph into which his rare victories threw him.