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as Richard; and she has been through the 
Rule of Three.” 
“ She knows enough,” said Mrs. Short, 
crossly. “ If she half acts up to her know¬ 
ledge, or you either, you will be better than 
you are.” 
“ Aunt,” said Richard after tea,. “ cannot 
we have one more lecture before we go ?” 
“We have finished Carnivora, haven’t 
we ?” asked Sidney. 
“All the larger species,” replied Miss 
Winston ; “ but there still remain many of 
the smaller flesh-eating animals, which we 
have not noticed, and which play an im¬ 
portant part in the economy of nature, such 
as the weasels, the raccoons, the skunks and 
the gluttons. Besides these, there are the 
otters and the seals, which subsist upon 
fish.” 
“Those are all very small animals,” said 
Sidney. 
“Hot all: some of the seals are larger 
than an elephant, and second only to the 
whale in size.” 
“ Do tell us about them,” urged Antoin¬ 
ette : “it is the last evening we shall have 
by durselves.” (Antoinette was feeling very 
