WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 
the dealers, telling them that Frank Buckland would, in 
all probability, pay them a visit of inspection. It is need- 
less to add that when he paid his contemplated visits he 
found that all the undersized crabs had disappeared, at 
which of course he was very much pleased, and made a 
great boast as to how well the standing order had been 
obeyed ; but, however, you can well imagine the mirth of 
Frank Buckland and the rest of us when, at the breakfast- 
table, Mrs. Buckland informed us how she had risen early 
and forestalled all her husband’s intentions. 
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