RUDIMENTS 



OF 



CONCHOLOGY 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



'^ A BOX full of shells!" said Charles to his 

 sister Lucy, who was looking over her treasures 

 with great attention. "What can you want so 

 many little shells for ?" 



" This box and its contents are the gifts of my 

 cousin Jane," replied Lucy : " she said that I 

 might have her whole collection, if I could find 

 any pleasure in looking at shells without knowing 

 anything about them. But 1 am not quite ig- 

 norant of the subject.'' 



" Shells are pretty enough," said Charles; 

 " but how troublesome to distinguish the differ- 

 ences between each kind ! I like plants better 

 than shells." 



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