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‘* Her dis- 
guise is 
complete” 
The Spinner Family 
trees. When Mrs. Hunchback 
hurries from her web, and settles 
herself upon one of the dead 
branches, you would have to 
look very closely to distinguish 
her from a tuft of white and . 
black fungus. I suppose that is 
what she wants you, and all her 
enemies, to think that she is. 
Another dainty home is situ- 
ated in the same bush with the 
little hunchback who tried to 
make us think she was a bit of 
dry bark. No balls of dirt are 
scattered about this house, but 
there are two small straws, lying 
side by side, in the lacy film. 
Ah, I am afraid that you are 
allowing another Spinner to play 
a trick on you. ‘The truth is 
that those bits of straw are Mrs. 
Spinner herself. How can she 
make herself look like that ? 
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