166 GLAUCUS ; OR, 
sand; but whether he always remains in that atti- 
tude I cannot say. His name is Pectinaria Belgica. 
He is an Annelid, or true worm, connected with the 
Serpule and Sabelle of which I have spoken 
already, and holds himself in his case like them, by 
hooks and bristles set on each ring of his body. In 
confinement he will probably come out of his case 
and die; when you may dissect him at your leisure, 
and learn a great deal more about him thereby than 
(I am sorry to say) I know. 
But if you have courage to run out fifteen or 
twenty miles to the Diamond, you may find really 
rare and valuable animals. There is a risk, of course, 
of being blown over to the coast of France, by a 
change of wind; there is a risk also of not being able 
to land at night’ on the inhospitable Hastings beach, 
and of sleeping, as best you can, on board: but in 
the long days and settled fine weather of summer, 
the trip, in a stout boat, ought to be a safe and a 
pleasant one. 
On the Diamond you will find many, or most of 
those gay creatures which attract your eye in the 
