Mr. Dieu sat quietly and observed, for he wanted to see if there were any monkeys there. These animals are as crafty as human beings; when they gather food they always put out sen-tries, and monkey sentries are very acute. If you don't see them, there is no hope for the hunt, no hope of hitting the leader of the troop. Of course, the-leader was only a monkey. But it was not just any monkey. It would be the one that fate has singled out for him. So he had to wait, had to be cunning if he wanted to shoot his monkey.