The brute took up his position on the wash-basin stand; and every attempt to dislodge him brought to the ground some fragile articles of furniture — glasses, basins, and jugs
This sentence troubles me because it portrays the monkey as a destructive force, wreaking damage without care. The chaos described here feels almost excessive, making it difficult to imagine how an animal could cause so much intentional damage.
There is also a well-known story of a pet monkey, who, imitating his master shaving himself, cut his own throat.
I find this part surprising because it demonstrates the bizarre and tragic consequences of animals mimicking human behavior. I never expected that a monkey could imitate something as complex as shaving with such disastrous results.
The{a} mental features discoursed of as the analytical{a′} are, in themselves, but little, susceptible of analysis.
Find it troubling to understand this quote at first.