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what sort of insect had made it. But although he 

 had often seen it he had never taken the trouble to 

 watch for the owner's appearance in the spring. 

 He could not bother himself with anything but 

 lepidoptera." 



A LEARNED ENTOMOLOGIST 



" But I thought he was an entomologist ? " 

 " He was a specialist entomologist, and the 

 specialist will not take the slightest interest in a 

 two-winged insect if his mind is set on collecting 

 four-winged insects, although the most interesting 

 life-histories may be going on under his nose." 



