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Inaclius, cScc, were abundant, sprawling tlieir 

 slender limbs, like bristles, to an unconscionable 

 distance, tempting us to think that, if we had 

 legs like these, we might cover the ground in a 

 style that would put to shame the old giant- 

 slayer's seven-league boots. 



" But, as I have said, time and space would 



fail me if I were to attempt an enumeration of 



all the objects of interest that were brought to 



view in the course of a good day's dredging. 



Mollusca, both naked and shelled, both univalve 



and bivalve, and crabs, prawns, and shrimps, 



worms, sponges, sea-weeds, all presented claims 



to notice, and all contributed representatives to 



ray stock, in the successive emptyings of the 



dredge ; for we worked pretty nearly all the way 



home. And when we came to bring on shore 



the bottles, jars, pans, pails, and tubs, we found 



them all well tenanted with strange creatures, 



the greater part of which were despatched on 



their way to London by the same evening mail 



train." — Gusscs Arjuariiim, jjp. 55, 58, 59, G3. 



But if you cannot afTord the expense of your 

 own dredge and boat, and the time and trouble 

 necessary to follow the occupation scientifically, 

 yet every trawk-r and oyster boat will afford you 



