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evening with you. In the meantime the wea- 

 ther has become warm, and the evenings short, 

 but we may still have an hour ; so come into 

 my room, for I have a curiosity to show you. 



Mary. Well, Aunt Mary, what is the cu- 

 riosity ? 



Jlunt M. What do you think ? 



Rene&. Indeed, we can't guess do tell us. 



Jlunt M. It is a flea which worried me 

 considerably last night, and which I succeeded 

 in catching this morning, and have put into a 

 little box with a glass top. 



Mary. Only a flea! I thought it was a 

 curiosity. 



Jlunt M. It is a great curiosity, as I will 

 show you presently. I want you to look at it 

 through the microscope. 



Mary. Oh, the microscope ! the micro- 

 scope ! I forgot all about the microscope. 



Jlunt M. Here, then, is the flea, and here 

 is the microscope. Now let us have the lights 

 properly arranged, and get the glass in the 

 right position. Do you see him now, Anna ? 



Jlnna. Oh, yes ; who would have believed 

 the flea was that shape ? 



