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her zigzag staircase at the centre. She 
is fully ten times his size, and you can- 
not much blame her for turning up her 
nose at this diminutive lover. If he 
ventures near her, she loses her self- 
possession in an instant, and rushes 
at him with - al open jaws. 
He usually es oe Za ee id 
swinging out <- ee of the 
web oe a. ” i oe 
thread. reli ES Tex 
Mrs. House- we SSE 
Spider isnot < \y iy 
so fierce; she Y 7% 
permits her hus- “*A_ 
band to live in the same 
house with her days at « pushes at exe 
atime. Shehasaqueer “"%"iive 
habit of standing still and shaking the 
web, by pulling certain threads with her 
feet, the moment he enters. Whether 
this is intended as a greeting, or as 
a warning, I do not know, At any 
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