58 THE FAUNA OF THE DEEP SEA 



anotlier liope that we may eventually arrive at the 

 truth. The task may be a difficult one, but it v^ill 

 reward our efforts. If truth is hard to find when 

 it lies at the bottom of a well, how much more 

 inaccessible must it be when it lies hidden in the 

 darkness of the sea's abyss ! 



