CHAPTER XXII 

 THE SCALLOPS 



MONG the most beautiful objects to be found 

 on the sea shore are the shells of scallops that 

 are often thrown above the reach of the water 

 by the waves of storms. Many species are 

 found in temperate and warm parts of the world, and 

 the rounded outline, the radiating grooves, or the ex- 

 quisitely varied coloration of the shell, have attracted at- 

 tention since the earliest times. It was often worn to 

 indicate that the bearer had visited the shores of distant 

 countries. The holy Palmer, brought before Lord Mar- 

 mion, had come 



" From Salem first and last from Rome ; 

 One that hath kissed the blessed tomb, 

 And visited each holy shrine, 

 In Araby and Palestine " 



" He shows St. James' cockle shell " 

 " The scallop shell his cap did deck." 



And after an adventurous and tempestuous life, when 

 the time had arrived for his celestial pilgrimage, Raleigh 

 sang 



" Give me my scallop shell of quiet, 

 My staff of faith to walk upon." 

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