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other branches of Marine Zoology, Edward was re- 

 ferred to these gentlemen, more particularly to the 

 Rev. A. Merle Norman of Sedgefield, Ferryhill, county 

 of Durham ; Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys of London ; and Mr. 

 Joshua Alder of Newcastle-on-Tyne, all of whom 

 were great sea-dredgers. 



Zoologists usually take up some special subject 

 and work it up. They freely correspond with their 

 fellow-zoologists in different parts of the country with 

 fche object of obtaining their help, which is rarely or 

 never withheld. There is a sort of freemasonry 

 amongst Naturalists in this respect. Thus, when 

 Mr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys opened his correspondence with 

 Edward, he said, " No introduction can be necessary 

 from one Naturalist to another." While artists and 

 literary men form themselves into cliques, and cut 

 each other up in social circles and in newspapers, 

 Naturalists, on the contrary, seem to be above such 

 considerations of envy and uncharitableness. 



There is also a fellow-feeling amongst them, and 

 they are ready to help each other in various other 

 ways. Thus, when Edward was informed by Mr. 

 Spence Bate that the Rev. Mr. Norman was working 

 up the British Entomostracous Crustacea, including 

 the Fish Parasites, Edward ^immediately began to 

 scour the coast, and wade along the waves as the 

 tide came in, plunging into the rock-pools, in order to 

 procure the animals of which Mr. Norman was in 

 search. He did this, regardless of his health, and also 

 regardless of his pocket. 



