XVI. 



Continuance of bad weather Mother Goose, loto, or dominoes A book of 

 wonders Rotifers Artificial death and revival Tardigrades, Kolpodes, 

 Monads, and Vorticella How to obtain a desired infusorian Mineral, 

 vegetable, or animal ? Diatomaceae To what the colour of some seas is 

 due Foraminif era Polypes, Hydra Experiments of du Tremblay 

 How a single animal may be made into several, and several into one 

 A naturalist never wearies. 



WHEN they awoke the next morning the friends at 

 the cottage had no need to open the windows in order 

 to convince themselves that their proposed visit to the 

 keeper was again to be put off. 



The sullen sky did not, as yesterday, send joyous 

 rays into their rooms ; rain was falling thickly and 

 steadily against the dripping panes, and these, lashed 

 at intervals by squalls, gave forth dull sounds like 

 muffled drums. 



" It will go on till evening," said Father Lucas, 

 who had come to have a conference with the doctor. 



Every sailor is a meteorologist whether he knows it 

 or not, and his weather forecasts are but rarely 

 deceptive. The friends were obliged therefore to 

 resign themselves to the idea of keeping the house all 

 day. Though this had scarcely begun, the two young 



