But anyway, my tortures came to an end. Adam in Paris.
December 14. Adam makes progress. He does not lick to me hands any more. Got used to wear a suit, very much loves bright ties, learned to eat our dishes with a knife and a fork. Knows several everyday French words. But I do not decide to be shown with it on the street yet. And it was necessary to air it. Adam began to miss – because probably that sits in the room all the time, though at an open window, despite severe winter. At night, in particular when in a window the moon shines, he sits at a window and howls. I forbid it to howl, but he after all howls, quietly, hushfully, plaintively… In the middle of the night this howl the person very much irritates, but, I see, he not in forces not to howl.
To entertain him, I bring him books with color pictures. To my astonishment, he very well understands them and rejoices as the child. But especially my last gift pleased him: puppy mongrel. Adam does not leave him for a minute, even sleeps together with Dzhipsi – he says «Zhips» – and the dog pays it in reciprocal love, understands it on one gesture. Not therefore whether what their psychology is close?
December 26. However Adam «was not absolutely civilized» yet. Today to me the old companion came and friendly tapped of me on the shoulder. Adam, possibly thinking that I am beaten, with growl rushed on the guest, and after it and Dzhipsi, and me not without effort was succeeded to calm all three. My old friend, the nervous and irritable person, was very scared and angry this trick.
– I on your place would keep it in a cage – he told, leaving».
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Further in the diary there was a description of events already known to Clothilda: Adam’s adventures on streets of Paris. But she read everything up to the end.
– It is solved, I have to be engaged in his education! – she exclaimed, having thrown the manuscript on a table, and immediately sent to professor the telegram, inviting Likorn to come to it together with Adam.
With some nervousness professor Likorn approached a familiar entrance of the house of de Troyes under a hand with Adam.
Adam with an unseparable doggie, in a black hat and a fashionable coat looked absolutely decently. Likorn called.
– Look, Adam, be a clear head. Behave decently. Do not shout, do not jump…
– Yes…
The door opened, and they entered a lobby.
The door-keeper, having recognized Likorn, respectfully passed him. The footman ran up to take off a coat.
Suddenly Adam with a wild roar rushed on the bear effigy standing in a corner with open paws squeezed a bear for a throat and was pushed with it to the floor. Dzhips began a bark. The amazed footman dropped a coat on a floor and stood with an open mouth.
– Adam, back! – Likorn shouted.
But Adam himself also understood the mistake when his iron fingers broke through a skin of a bear and took tow shreds from there.
– Poor Adam, you were mistaken. Bear not real.
– A bird not real, at-at not real… In total not real – Adam perplexed muttered, rising from a floor.
– We go, Adam.
Adam trudged for the master, heaving from consciousness of the fault a deep sigh.
– I will be … – he grievously spoke.
In Adam’s language it meant «I will not be». Likorn involuntarily smiled.
The servant brought them into Clotilda de Troyes room.
When Likorn with Adam appeared in the doorway, Clothilda, hospitably smiling, met requirements of them, giving to Adam a hand. But her hand remained to be groundless.
