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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
“ Then who is that ?” 
“That is Mr. Francis Walker, a per- 
fect ambulatory encyclopaedia of entomo- 
logical knowledge; you will find him 
very agreeable, and always ready to im- 
part information : but we mustn’t talk 90 
loud now, as the reading the minutes is 
finished.” 
“What do they do next?” 
“ Oh ! they read the list of donations.” 
“Which includes, I suppose, the last 
numbers of the ‘ Intelligencer.’” 
“ Now what are they doing ?” 
“ Reading the certificates of some 
members about to be elected.” 
“Then will there be a ballot?” 
“ Most likely.” 
“Now come the exhibitions; this is 
generally the most interesting part of 
the Meeting : see ! look how pleased Mr. 
Stevens looks ; he is going to exhibit his 
bred Agdisles Bennettii.” 
“ I see ; he has put off the cares of 
office with that last receipt he gave.” 
“ Now who was that ? he has his back 
to us, but he said something so exces- 
sively droll, with the most solemn air, and 
set every body in a roar.” 
“Oh ! that’s Mr. Newman; I thought 
you had known him.” 
“Ah! yes: I remember now, he said 
in his ‘History of Insects,’ * * 4 It is im- 
portant to avoid sitting on pill-boxes, as 
it must interfere with their structure;’ 
and 1 thought I should have died of 
laughter, it was put so gravely.” . . . 
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Several interesting communications 
which reached us on Wednesday are held 
over till next week. 
G. O., Wisbech. — Sphinx. Ligustri 
does sometimes remain two or more 
winters in the pupa state. 
