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almost a feeling of contempt for mine when 1 

 assured him I could not see it even when much 

 nearer indeed, I often go quite close to a tree 

 trunk that I know is covered with lovely little 

 mottled creatures, but cannot discover them till 

 I gently tap the trunk with my net, when 

 hundreds will fly off, quickly returning to settle 

 again, when they are easily captured. 



He also very soon learned to distinguish the 

 various butterflies by their flight, and to know 

 the rare species, or at least those Missisi cared 

 most for, a long distance off, so time and 

 strength were not wasted in pursuing common 

 species. Sometimes, when I had been a long 

 time patiently or impatiently waiting without 

 seeing anything worth capturing, I would hear 

 a low " Oh, Missisi," and Jack would start away, 

 I following, eager with expectation ; and often 

 the excitement was so great when a rare specimen 

 was safely in my net, that I was absolutely 

 unable to take it out for some little time, my 

 heart beating too fast and my hands trembling, 

 the boy actually laughing at me ! Very often 



