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thousand star´like   polypes�察 �and          the Tubularia indivisa�察�twisted   tubes of 

fine straw�察�which ought           already to have puzzled you�察�for you may pick 

them up in       considerable masses on the Hastings beach after a south´west 

gale�察   �and   think   long   over   them   before   you   determine   whether   the   oat´ 

like     stems     and   spongy     roots    belong    to   an   animal�察   �or   a  vegetable。 

Animals they are�察�nevertheless�察�though even now you will hardly                          guess 

the fact�察�when you see at the mouth of each tube a little                    scarlet flower�察�

connected       with    the  pink    pulp   which     fills  the   tube。      For    a  further 

description   of   this   largest   and   handsomest   of   our       Hydroid   Polypes�察  �I 

must refer you to Johnston�察�or�察�failing him�察�to               Landsborough�察�and go on�察�

to   beg   you   not   to   despise   those   pink�察  �or grey�察  �or   white   lumps   of   jelly�察�

which   will   expand   in   salt   water   into    exquisite   sea´anemones�察  �of   quite 

different forms from any which we               have found along the rocks。            One of 

them     will   certainly    be   the    Dianthus�察     。�27��    which    will   open    into   a 

furbelowed   flower�察  �furred         with   innumerable   delicate   tentacula�察  �and   in 

the   centre   a   mouth   of   the   most   delicate   orange�察  �the   size   of   the   whole 

animal being        perhaps eight inches high and five across。               Perhaps it will 

be of a     satiny grey�察�perhaps pale rose�察�perhaps pure white�察�whatever its 

colour�察�it is the very maiden queen of all the beautiful tribe�察�and                     one of 

the loveliest gems   with which it   has pleased God   to bedeck                   this   lower 

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     These   and   much   more   you   will   find   on   the   scallops�察  �or   even   more 

plentifully on any lump of ancient oysters�察�and if you do not                     dredge�察�it 

would be well worth your while to make interest with the                       fish´monger 

for a few oyster lumps�察�put into water the moment they                    are taken out of 

the trawl。     Divide them carefully�察�clear out the            oysters with a knife�察�and 

put   the   shells   into   your   aquarium�察  �and    you   will   find   that   an   oyster   at 

home is a very different thing from            an oyster on a stall。 

     You     ought�察  �besides�察   �to  dredge     many    handsome       species   of   shells�察�

which      you   would     never    pick    up   along    the   beach�察   �and   if  you    are 

conchologizing in earnest�察�you must not forget to bring home a tin                       box 

of shell sand�察�to be washed and picked over in a dish at your                    leisure�察�or 

forget   either   to   wash    through   a   fine   sieve�察  �over   the  boat's   side�察  �any 

sludge     and   ooze    which    the   dredge    brings    up。   Many       ´  I  may    say�察�

hundreds ´ rare and new shells are found in this way�察               �and in no other。 

     But   if   you   cannot   afford   the   expense   of   your   own   dredge   and   boat�察�

and      the   time     and    trouble     necessary      to   follow     the    occupation 

scientifically�察    �yet   every    trawler     and   oyster´boat      will   afford    you    a 

tolerable satisfaction。       Go on board one of these�察�and while the               trawl is 

down�察�spend a pleasant hour or two in talking with the                     simple�察�honest�察�

sturdy fellows who work it�察�from whom ��if you are                  as fortunate as I have 

been for many a year past�� you may get many                   a moving story of danger 

and sorrow�察�as well as many a shrewd               practical maxim�察�and often�察�too�察�a 

living recognition of God�察�and            the providence of God�察�which will send 

you home�察�perhaps�察�a wiser            and more genial man。           And when the trawl 

is hauled�察�wait till the       fish are counted out�察�and packed away�察�and then 

kneel   down   and      inspect   ��in   a   pair   of   Mackintosh   leggings�察  �and   your 

oldest   coat��    the   crawling   heap   of   shells   and   zoophytes   which   remains 

behind      about   the   decks�察  �and   you   will   find�察  �if   a   landsman�察  �enough   to 

occupy      you     for  a  week    to  come。     Nay�察    �even   if  it  be  too   calm   for 

trawling�察    �condescend to go out in a dingy�察�and help to haul some honest 

fellow's   deep´sea   lines   and   lobster´pots�察  �and   you   will   find   more       and 

stranger things about them than even fish or lobsters�此                 �though      they�察�to 

him who has eyes to see�察�are strange enough。 

     I speak from experience�察�for it was not so very long ago that�察�in                    the 



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north of Devon�察�I found sermons�察�not indeed in stones�察�but in a                       creature 

reputed among the most worthless of sea´vermin。                     I had     been lounging 

about   all   the   morning   on   the   little   pier�察  �waiting�察   �with   the   rest   of   the 

village�察�for a trawling breeze which would not                  come。      Two o'clock was 

past�察�and still the red mainsails of the             skiffs hung motionless�察�and their 

images quivered head downwards in                 the glassy swell�察�

        ;As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean。; 

        It   was   neap´tide�察  �too�察  �and   therefore   nothing   could   be   done   among 

the rocks。      So�察�in despair�察�finding an old coast´guard friend                 starting for 

his lobster´pots�察�I determined to save the old man's                  arms�察�by rowing him 

up the   shore�察  �and   then   paddled   homeward   again�察          �under   the   high   green 

northern wall�察�five hundred feet of cliff               furred to the water's edge with 

rich    oak   woods�察    �against    whose     base    the    smooth     Atlantic    swell   died 

whispering�察  �as   if   curling   itself   up   to   sleep   at   last   within   that   sheltered 

nook�察�tired with its weary           wanderings。         The sun sank lower and lower 

behind   the   deer´park       point�察  �the   white   stair   of   houses   up   the   glen   was 

wrapped every          moment deeper and deeper in hazy smoke and shade�察�as 

the    light   faded�察    �the  evening     fires  were    lighted    one   by   one�察  �the   soft 

murmur        of   the   waterfall�察  �and   the   pleasant   laugh   of   children�察  �and   the 

splash   of   homeward   oars�察  �came   clearer   and   clearer   to   the   ear   at     every 

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