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CHAPTER II. 



The first chapter of this lesson-book has 

 gone to the printer, so I don't quite know 

 what I said in it, but I think we had finished 

 the home-life of the ferret and were just 

 taking it out of its box. Different professors 

 have different opinions as to what is next to 

 be done with it. Many (and they are good 

 men too) think you should put it into a box 

 about eighteen inches long, ten inches high, 

 and ten wide ; the box to be divided into two 

 compartments, with a lid to each, and with 

 leather loops to these lids through which to 

 thrust a pointed spade so as to carry it on 

 your shoulder. I have tried this plan, but I 

 have never quite liked it. I have found that 

 after a heavy day's work the box was apt to 



