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INDUSTRY OF THE WASP. 



[chap. 



At each visit she sucked up as much honey as she 

 could carry off to the nest and returned at once. 

 She came, as already mentioned, for the first time, 



The visits were continued till dusk. 

 This, however, was in autumn ; in summer they make 

 more overtime, and work on even late in the evening. 



