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fish ! It has a rather mischievous appearance, with its 

 black spines, and its eyes on the top of its forehead. 

 Is it also a devil of a third sort ? " 



" Let it go, let it go ! " cried Le'on. " It is a crazy 

 fish." (The fishermen of the Boulogne region fre- 

 quently designate the Trachinus vipera, or lesser wee- 

 ver. by this name.) 



Rene", however, put his hand to the bottom of the 



tt-EEVEB FISH (Ti-Ucli'niHx ilfiin,. Lin.). 



net, but as soon as he touched the fish he rapidly 

 withdrew it, uttering a cry of pain. 



"Wounded! and I had warned you," said Leon. 

 " Fortunately I have brought with me some ammonia., 

 as I usually do." 



And after rubbing the wound, he took his hand- 

 kerchief and bound up the injured hand. 



" It is of no importance," said Rene", making, how- 



