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The specimens were all cleaned and packed by the middle of the 

 afternoon, and the Professor suggested that we walk along the beach 

 near the mouth of the river, as it was not far away. After a half-hour's 

 walk we reached the desired point. The tide was at its lowest ebb, and 

 the beach lay stretched before us, a mingled mass of rocks, seaweed, 

 eel-grass, and sandy beach. The Professor told us that this spot was 

 once famous as the home of the Fulgur, or winkle shell, and so it 

 proved upon examination, for Harry and George each picked up a large 

 Fulgur canalicidatus at the same time, and soon all members of the 

 party had secured several good specimens. A couple of hours were 

 spent along the shore, which resulted in the acquisition of about thirty 

 species, several of which had not been collected before. 



Late in the evening, we returned to Providence, anticipating a pleas- 

 ant time 011 the following day, when we were to again visit the museum 

 in Boston, for the purpose of studying the squid, nautilus, and other 

 animals of this class. 



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