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In the meantime Mr. Norman was appealing to 

 him for specimens of the Echinoderms, as he was 

 about to prepare a paper on the subject. " I want 

 your aid," he said ; " I know you will kindly give it 

 me. The Urothoes are extremely difficult, and I 

 want specimens from as many parts of the coast as 

 possible, of all varieties and sizes, and from all depths 

 of water. Will you collect for me some from your 

 neighbourhood, from young to the largest size of all 

 you can meet with, keeping distinct those from the 

 shore and those from the deep water ? It is important 

 that they should be well preserved. . . . Please get 

 the specimens as soon as possible, and send them to 

 me by rail." 



Edward obeyed the behests of his several corre- 

 spondents. He searched the rock pools, fished with 

 his bag-net along the shore, and found various new 

 specimens, which he sent to his friends. But he 

 could not find the Echinodermata in deep water, for 

 he had no means of reaching them. He had no boat, 

 no dredging apparatus. Perhaps his correspond- 

 ents forgot perhaps they never knew that he was a 

 poor hard-working man, labouring at his trade during 

 the day, with only a few hours in the early morning 

 and a few hours at night, which he was able to employ 

 in their service. 



Not only did he work for his correspondents so 

 industriously, but he also worked for others to whom 

 they referred him. Thus Mr. Norman desired him 



