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deposits at first only a single caterpillar, and 

 when it has had time to finish that, it removes 

 the covering of the nest and drops in another. 



The evenings are now so short that I think 

 we shall not be able to continue our pleasant 

 conversations much longer ; at least, regularly. 

 But you may now have an opportunity of ob- 

 serving insects for yourselves, for I see they are 

 all coming out of their hiding places. 



Rene6. Oh, yes ; I saw two beautiful little 

 yellow butterflies yesterday, and I have seen 

 several fire-flies. The little green caterpillars 

 are on the rose bushes, and yesterday Harriet 

 and I watched them fold up the leaves and 

 draw them together, just as you told us they 

 did. How we were delighted ! I scarcely ever 

 go into the garden now but I am looking about 

 for insects. 



Jlunt M. I cannot tell you how it pleases 

 me to find that you are so much interested in 

 these things. Have you seen any spiders ? 



Harriet. I saw one this morning. It was a 

 little fellow, striped with grey and black. It 

 was crawling along the wall when I first saw 

 it, and there was a fly on the pavement below 



