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shall soon reach her. Ah, yonder she is ; I 

 see her through the trees." 



'Oh, what a beauty she is, Uncle Philip, 

 with her green sides and white belt near 

 the top. We shall have a charming voyage." 



"Come, then ; get in, my little sailors, and 

 seat yourselves yonder in the stern. Now we 

 are all ready ; shove off, men, and use your 

 oars. I will take care of the helm." 



"Oh, Uncle Philip, how smoothly we go 

 along ! this is charming. Is this the way a 

 ship goes, Uncle Philip ?" 



" A ship floats, boys, just as the boat does ; 

 but she is not rowed with oars ; she has sails, 

 and the wind blowing upon them sends her 

 along." 



" Uncle Philip, there are no ships among 

 animals, are there ?" 



" Oh no ; but there is a very curious little 

 animal which lives in the water, and man- 

 ages to rig out something like a ship, and to 

 sail." 



" What is it, Uncle Philip ? pray let us hear 

 of it." 



" It is called the nautilus, and I saw a great 

 many of them in the Mediterranean sea. The 

 shell is nearly round, and six or eight inches 



