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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及28何蛍

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pardoned�察�if he shrinks from them in disgust。                 That�察�at least�察�must be a 

consequence   of   our   own   wrong   state�察  �for       everything   is   beautiful   and 

perfect in its place。      It may be      answered�察 �Yes�察�in its place�察�but its place 

is   not   yours。   You   had      no   business   to   look   at   it�察  �and   must   pay   the 

penalty for      intermeddling。;       I doubt that answer�察�for surely�察�if man have 



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liberty  to   do   anything�察  �he   has   liberty  to   search   out   freely  his   heavenly 

Father's works�察�and yet every one seems to have his                      antipathic animal�察�

and I know one bred from his childhood to                  zoology by land and sea�察�and 

bold   in   asserting�察  �and   honest   in     feeling�察  �that   all   without   exception   is 

beautiful�察  �who   yet   cannot�察     �after   handling   and   petting   and   admiring   all 

day long every uncouth            and venomous beast�察�avoid a paroxysm of horror 

at   the   sight   of   the common   house´spider。            At   all   events�察  �whether   we 

were   intruding   or      not�察  �in   turning   this   stone�察  �we   must   pay   a   fine   for 

having done so�察        �for there lies an animal as foul and monstrous to the eye 

as     ;hydra�察  �gorgon�察  �or   chimaera   dire�察─  �and   yet   so   wondrously   fitted   to 

its work�察�that we   must needs endure for our own instruction to                        handle 

and to look at it。       Its name�察�if you wish for it�察�is          Nemertes�察�probably N。 

Borlasii�察  。�18��   a   worm   of   very   ;low;       organization�察  �though   well   fitted 

enough for its own work。            You see      it�拭   �That black�察�shiny�察�knotted lump 

among       the  gravel�察   �small   enough      to   be   taken    up  in   a  dessert   spoon。 

Look now�察�as it is raised and           its coils drawn out。        Three feet ´ six ´ nine�察�

at least�此   �with a      capability of seemingly endless expansion�察�a slimy tape 

of    living    caoutchouc�察       �some    eighth    of   an   inch   in   diameter�察    �a  dark 

chocolate´   black�察  �with   paler   longitudinal   lines。         Is   it   alive�拭 �It   hangs�察�

helpless and motionless�察�a mere velvet string across the hand。                      Ask      the 

neighbouring Annelids and the fry of the rock fishes�察�or put it                    into a vase 

at   home�察  �and   see。    It   lies   motionless�察  �trailing   itself   among   the   gravel�察�

you cannot tell   where it begins or   ends�察�it may                be   a dead   strip of sea´ 

weed�察  �Himanthalia   lorea�察  �perhaps�察  �or   Chorda            filum�察  �or   even   a   tarred 

string。     So    thinks   the   little  fish  who     plays    over    and   over   it�察 �till  he 

touches   at   last   what   is   too   surely  a   head。    In   an   instant   a   bell´shaped 

sucker mouth has fastened to             his side。     In another instant�察�from one lip�察�

a   concave   double       proboscis�察  �just   like   a   tapir's   ��another   instance   of   the 

repetition      of forms���察�has clasped him like a finger�察�and now begins the 

struggle�此     �but in vain。      He is being ;played; with such a fishing´ line as 

the skill of a Wilson or a Stoddart never could invent�察�a                   living line�察�with 

elasticity beyond that of   the   most delicate   fly´   rod�察 �which   follows   every 

lunge�察    �shortening     and   lengthening�察      �slipping     and   twining     round    every 

piece   of   gravel   and   stem   of   sea´   weed�察  �with   a   tiring   drag   such   as   no 



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Highland wrist or step could            ever bring to bear on salmon or on trout。 

The     victim   is  tired   now�察   �and    slowly�察   �and   yet  dexterously�察    �his  blind 

assailant is feeling and        shifting along his side�察�till he reaches one end of 

him�察�and then        the black lips expand�察�and slowly and surely the   curved 

finger     begins packing him end´foremost down into the gullet�察�where he 

sinks�察�inch by inch�察�till the swelling which marks his place is                 lost among 

the   coils�察  �and   he   is   probably   macerated   to   a   pulp   long  before   he   has 

reached the opposite extremity of his cave of doom。                     Once safe down�察�

the black murderer slowly contracts again into a                 knotted heap�察�and lies�察�

like a boa with a stag inside him�察          �motionless and blest。 ��19�� 

     There�察�we   must come away now�察�for the tide is over our ankles�察�but 

touch�察�before you go�察�one of those little red mouths which peep out                        of 

the stone。     A tiny jet of water shoots up almost into your face。 

     The     bivalve   ��20��   who    has   burrowed      into  the   limestone     knot   ��the 

softest part of the stone to his jaws�察�though the hardest to your                  chisel�� is 

scandalized at having the soft mouths of his siphons so                   rudely touched�察�

and taking your finger for some bothering Annelid�察                 �who wants to nibble 

him�察  �is   defending   himself�察  �shooting   you�察  �as       naturalists   do   humming´ 

birds�察�with water。        Let him  rest in peace�察       �it will   cost you ten   minutes' 

hard work�察�and much dirt�察�to extract              him�察�but if you are fond of shells�察�

secure   one   or   two   of   those   beautiful   pink   and   straw´coloured   scallops 

��Hinnites   pusio�察  �Plate     X。   fig。   1���察  �who   have   gradually   incorporated   the 

layers of their      lower valve with the roughnesses of the stone�察�destroying 

thereby      the   beautiful   form   which   belongs   to   their   race�察  �but   not   their 

delicate   colour。      There   are   a   few   more   bivalves   too�察  �adhering   to    the 

stone�察  �and   those   rare   ones�察  �and   two   or   three   delicate   Mangeliae      and 

Nassae ��21�� are trailing their graceful spires   up and down in                   search of 

food。     That little bright red and yellow pea�察�too�察�touch               it ´ the brilliant 

coloured   cloak   is   withdrawn�察 �and�察 �instead�察 �you         have   a   beautiful   ribbed 

pink cowry�察。�22�� our only European               representative of that grand tropical 

family。     Cast one wondering           glance�察�too�察�at the forest of zoophytes and 

corals�察�Lepraliae and         Flustrae�察�and those quaint blue stars�察�set in brown 

jelly�察  �which    are   no   zoophytes�察  �but   respectable   molluscs�察  �each   with   his 

well´ formed mouth and intestines�察。�23�� but combined in a peculiar form 



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