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pink�察   �and   tipped   with   iron   blue�察   �and   a  most    fantastical   yellow    little 

creature�察�so covered        with plumes and tentacles that the body is invisible�察�

which I     believe to be the Idalia aspersa of Alder and Hancock。 

     At the bottom of   the rock pools�察�behind   St。 Leonard's baths�察�may  be 

found hundreds of the snipe's feather Anemone ��Sagartia                   troglodytes���察�of 

every line�察�from the common brown and grey snipe's                   feather kind�察�to the 

white´horned Hesperus�察�the orange´horned                 Aurora�察�and a rich lilac and 

crimson variety�察�which does not seem               to agree with either the Lilacinia 

or Rubicunda of Gosse。           A more       beautiful living bouquet could hardly 

be seen�察�than might be made            of the varieties of this single species�察�from 

this one place。 

     On the outside sands between the end of the Marina and the Martello 

tower�察  �you   may   find�察  �at   very   low   tides�察  �great   numbers   of   a   sand´   tube�察�

about three inches long�察�standing up out of the sand。                I do    not mean the 

tubes   of   the   Terebella�察  �so   common   in   all   sands�察  �which    are   somewhat 

flexible�察 �and   have   their upper   end   fringed   with   a    ragged   ring of   sandy 

arms�此    �those   I   speak   of   are   straight   and  stiff�察  �and   ending   in   a   point 

upward。      Draw them out of the sand ´            they will offer some resistance ´ 

and put them into a vase of           water�察�you will see the worm inside expand 

two delicate golden        combs�察�just like old´fashioned back´hair combs�察�of a 

metallic     lustre�察�which   will astonish   you。        With   these combs   the   worm 

seems      to burrow head downward into the sand�察�but whether he always 

remains   in   that   attitude   I   cannot   say。 His   name   is   Pectinaria    Belgica。 

He    is  an   Annelid�察   �or   true  worm�察    �connected     with    the   Serpulea     and 

Sabellae of which I have spoken already�察�and holds                   himself in his case 

like   them�察   �by   hooks    and   bristles  set  on   each    ring    of  his  body。    In 

confinement   he   will   probably  come   out   of   his     case   and die�察  �when   you 

may dissect him at your leisure�察�and learn a               great deal more about him 



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thereby than ��I am sorry to say�� I know。 

     But   if   you   have   courage   to   run   out   fifteen   or   twenty   miles   to   the 

Diamond�察  �you   may   find   really   rare   and   valuable   animals。             There   is   a 

risk�察�of course�察�of being blown over to the coast of France�察�by a                        change 

of   wind�察  �there   is   a   risk   also   of   not   being   able   to   land   at night   on   the 

inhospitable Hastings beach�察�and of sleeping�察�as best                    you can�察�on board�此�

but   in   the long   days   and   settled   fine   weather     of summer�察  �the  trip�察  �in   a 

stout boat�察�ought to be a safe and a             pleasant one。 

     On the Diamond you will find   many�察�or   most of those gay  creatures 

which   attract   your   eye   in   the   central   row   of   tanks   at   the     Zoological 

Gardens�此      �great   twisted   masses   of   Serpulae�察  。�26��   those       white  tubes   of 

stone�察    �from    the   mouth     of  which     protrude     pairs   of   rose´coloured        or 

orange   fans�察  �flashing   in�察  �quick   as   light�察  �the     moment   that   your   finger 

approaches them or your shadow crosses the                    water。 

     You   will   dredge�察  �too�察  �the   twelve´rayed   sun´star   ��Solaster   papposa���察�

with his rich scarlet armour�察�and more strange�察�and quite as                     beautiful�察�the 

bird's foot star ��Palmipes membranaceus���察�which you                       may see crawling 

by   its   thousand   sucking´feet   in   the   Crystal   Palace        tanks�察  �a   pentagonal 

webbed   bird's   foot�察  �of   scarlet   and   orange       shagreen。       With   him�察  �most 

probably�察�will be a specimen of the great                purple heart´urchin ��Spatangus 

purpureus���察  �clothed   in   pale   lilac      horny   spines�察  �and   other   Echinoderms�察�

for   which   you   must   consult       Forbes's   ;British   Star´fishes�此─  �but   perhaps 

the    species    among      them     which      will   interest   you    most�察   �will   be   the 

common brittle´star          ��Ophiocoma rosula���察�of which a hundred or so�察�I can 

promise�察  �shall      come   up   at   a   single   haul   of   the   dredge�察  �entwining   their 

long      spine´    clad    arms     in   a    seemingly       inextricable      confusion      of 

;kaleidoscope;         patterns ��thanks to Mr。 Gosse for the one right epithet���察�

purple      and azure�察�fawn�察�brown�察�green�察�grey�察�white and crimson�察�as if a 

whole bed of China´asters should have first come to life�察�and then                         gone 

mad�察�and fallen to fighting。            But pick out�察�one by one�察           �specimens from 

the tangled mass�察�and you will agree that no China´ aster is so fair as this 

living   stone´flower   of   the   deep�察  �with   its     daisy´like   disc�察  �and   fine   long 

prickly arms�察�which never cease              their graceful serpentine motion�察�and its 

colours      hardly     alike    in    any     two    specimens。        Handle       them     not�察�



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meanwhile�察�too roughly�察�lest�察           �whether modesty or in anger�察�they begin a 

desperate   course   of      gradual   suicide�察  �and�察  �breaking   off   arm   after   arm 

piecemeal�察�fling        them indignantly at their tormentor。              Along with these 

you   will    certainly   obtain   a   few   of   that   fine   bivalve�察  �the   great   Scallop�察�

which   you   have   seen   lying   on   every  fishmonger's   counter   in         Hastings。 

Of     these   you    must    pick    out   those    which    seem     dirtiest   and     most 

overgrown with parasites�察�and place them carefully in a jar of                     salt water�察�

where they may not be rubbed�察�for they are worth your                     examination�察�not 

merely   for   the   sake   of   that   ring   of   gem´like   eyes   which   borders   their 

;cloak�察─�lying along the extreme out edge of                  the shell as the valves are 

half    open�察   �but   for  the   sake   of   the   parasites     outside�此    �corallines     of 

exquisite      delicacy�察   �Plumulariae        and     Sertulariae�察    �dead    men's    hands 

��Alcyonia���察      �lumps    of   white    or   orange      jelly�察 �which     will   protrude    a 

thousand star´like   polypes�察 �and          the Tubularia indiv
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