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"Yis, Pravast," hiccupped Brown, "he has! He's as phull of drink as a whelk-shell's phull of whelk. He's nearly as phull as meself and begorra, that's mighty phull." He stared suddenly, scratching his head solemnly as if the fact had just occurred to him. Then he winked. "You could set fire to his braith!" cried Wabster. "A match to his mouth would send him in a lowe."
Soon the boys joined him, loaded already; for there were such heaps of treasures long razor shells, whelk and cockle shells, limpets, mussels, periwinkles, star-fish in the pools, seaweed of all shapes and colours, shrimps; while all over the sand where they stood, busy sea-lice were hopping about in myriads.
The fisherman call all of this class, whelks. After this, came another rather queer-named shell, the animal that lived in it, being called the "Common Whelk," and belonging to a class of creatures entitled Buccinidae, from the Latin name for trumpet, because they were thought to look like a trumpet.
It was supported between a merman with a whelk shell and a mermaid with a comb, and another like Siren curled her tail on the top of the gaping baronial helmet above the shield, while two more upheld the main weight of the chimney-piece on either side of the glowing wood-fire.
I've had some experience of contract beef in the army; but that is calves'-foot jelly compared to Mark's whelk." "I thought it would be a delicacy, sir," said Mark, whose ears were particularly red as he saw Mary laughing.
They swell in the water, until the yellowish bundle is three times as large as the Whelk that laid it. You often see the empty bundle blown by the wind along the shore. Give the names of two bi-valve molluscs. What is the Periwinkle's shell made of? Describe how the Periwinkle eats seaweed. How does the Whelk obtain its food? Give the names of three one-shelled molluscs.
She lifted the great house key from her side, and threatened to strike him down with it, calling aloud on Mar and Whelk and Plout, the menservants under her, to come and help her. Ere one of them could answer, however, she gave a great shriek and turned and fled, leaving the door wide open.
The interior arrangements of the frigate corresponded to its nautical qualities. I was well satisfied with my cabin, which was in the after part, opening upon the gunroom. "We shall be well off here," said I to Conseil. "As well, by your honour's leave, as a hermit-crab in the shell of a whelk," said Conseil.
Here, adhering to this large whelk, is another, but far larger and coarser. Now, if the anemone stuck to him, it would be carried under the sand daily, to its own disgust. Against which danger, kind Nature, ever MAXIMA IN MINIMIS, has provided by fitting him with a stout leather coat, which she has given, I believe, to no other of his family.
Bill took his 'ands out of 'is pockets when he saw 'im and came toward 'im. "It's no good to-night, mate," he ses; and to Ginger's great surprise shook 'ands with 'im. "No good?" ses Ginger, staring. "No," ses Bill; "he's in the little back-parlour, like a whelk in 'is shell; but we'll 'ave 'im sooner or later." "Him? Who?" ses Ginger, more puzzled than ever.
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