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"You trod on the beetle before I could stop you." His medical instincts came to his assistance. "You had better leave London at once," he suggested. "Get into pure air, and be out of doors all day long." He turned over the remains of the beetle with the end of his stick. "The common beetle," he said; "I haven't damaged a Specimen."
In the Sacred Beetle this initial red is followed by black; the Phanæus replaces it by the brilliance of copper and the reflections of the emerald. Ebony, metal, the gem: have they the same origin here then? Evidently. The Sacred Beetle and Others: chap. viii. The metallic lustre does not call for a change of nature; a mere nothing is enough to produce it.
He encountered a second beetle, and killed it. He killed his first wood-mouse. Swiftly there were developing in him the instincts of Soominitik, his scrap-loving old father, who lived three or four valleys to the north of their own, and who never missed an opportunity to get into a fight.
I must go and tell the King that Cape Breton's an island. That was a hundred years ago; but only the other day the Board of Trade placarded all our towns and villages with a flaming notice to the effect that the Colorado beetle had made its appearance at 'a town in Canada called Ontario, and might soon be expected to arrive at Liverpool by Cunard steamer.
Of one grand new beetle, glittering with ruby and emerald tints, I got a large quantity, having first detected one of its wing-cases ornamenting the outside of a native's tobacco pouch. It was quite a new species, and had not been found elsewhere than on this little island. It is one of the Buprestidae, and has been named Cyphogastra calepyga.
"Not one of them is engaged yet," said their mother; and the beetle maidens tittered again, this time from embarrassment. "I have never seen greater beauties in the royal stables," exclaimed the beetle, who was now resting himself. "Don't spoil my girls," said the mother; "and don't talk to them, please, unless you have serious intentions.
Spose I drop him down fuss, and den de limb won't break wid just de weight ob one nigger." "You infernal scoundrel!" cried Legrand, apparently much relieved, "what do you mean by telling me such nonsense as that? As sure as you let that beetle fall, I'll break your neck. Look here, Jupiter! do you hear me?" "Yes, massa, needn't hollo at poor nigger dat style."
Desperately he thrust out his paw again, and unfortunately for him one of his tiny claws got a half Nelson on the beetle and held Chegawasse on his shining back so that he could neither buzz not click. A great exultation swept through Neewa. Inch by inch he drew his paw in until the beetle was within reach of his sharp little teeth. Then he smelled of him. That was Chegawasse's opportunity.
Keep the surface of the soil open that it may take in all the moisture possible. On no account allow it to become crusted over. Seed of perennials can be sown now to furnish plants for flowering next season. Look to the Dahlias, and make sure they are properly staked. Be on the lookout for black beetle on Aster and Chrysanthemum.
I thought that my house, at least, would be free from it. Even with my opinion of you, I hardly thought it was one of your vices." "There's no harm in lending money, sir, is there?" "I am not going to bandy words with you on your notions of morality. How much have you lent Corkran?" "I I don't quite know," said Beetle. It is difficult to improvise a going concern on the spur of the minute.
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