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too high for us to reach. After the manner 

 of its kind, for the Painted Lady is one 

 of the boldest butterflies, it returned again 

 and again, repeatedly alighting on the white 

 wall of the tower, or on a large boundary 

 stone near it. 



It occurred to me that, as I was wearing 

 a light-coloured straw hat, the butterfly 

 might perch on that, if I stood quite still. 

 My brother placed himself under the shelter 

 of a tree, to signal if the insect should alight, 

 while I stood motionless close to the tower. 

 I saw the Painted Lady pass behind me. 

 I did not move. 



Suddenly my brother exclaimed, * There ! 

 It's on your hat ! ' I brought the net down 

 smartly on the crown of my hat, and was 

 lucky enough to enclose the prize. By 

 taking off hat and net it was secured in 

 safety. 



The insect when quite dead must be set. 

 Take its body delicately between the finger 

 and thumb of your left hand, and with your 

 right pass a long thin pin through the thorax 

 (the thick part behind the head). See that 

 the pin is inserted straight, and projects at 



