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other of those ledges which have so often already yield- 

 ed their treasures to our search, and begin our wonted 

 labours at turning over the heavy angular masses. We 

 soon find, attached to the under surfaces of these, what 

 seem to be irregular blobs of coloured jelly of some- 

 what firm consistence, as if an invalid had been here 

 eating his calves'-foot jelly, whose trembling hand had 

 dropped sundry spoonfuls on the stones. Some appear 

 as flattish shapeless drops, but others take more elevated 

 forms, bike sacks set on end, and usually displaying 

 two mouths. One of these is of a pellucid yellowish 

 green, or olive hue, with a cloudy spot of rich orange 

 in the interior. A slight shrinking from the touch, a 

 yet closer contraction of the projecting points, is the 

 only token of life that we can discern in it now ; but 

 if we place it in an aquarium, not forcibly removing 

 it from its attachment, but lifting the shell or stone on 

 which it rests ; or, if this be too large, detaching the 

 fragment with a chisel, and allow it to remain a few 

 hours undisturbed, we shall see evidences of a vitality, 

 indubitable if not very active. 



The whole creature is now much plumper and more 

 pellucid ; it stands up boldly from its base on the stone ; 

 its upper portion is much lengthened, and the two wart- 

 like eminences have become two short tubes with gaping 

 extremities, appearing as if they had been soldered to- 



