. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Bkast of Prey ^7 careless of the two eaj^er postulants for her hand and heart, but in reahty observing them with critical eyes, and ready to rush out and devour them if they fail to please her. The gentle- men, accordingly, have to be very artful. They go through strange antics. Now they approach her cau- tiously, very much on the alert, ready to pull the string and advertise her of their presence, but also prepared to turn and run, or to cut the line and drop, if she does not regard their advances with favour. Now agai
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. A Bkast of Prey ^7 careless of the two eaj^er postulants for her hand and heart, but in reahty observing them with critical eyes, and ready to rush out and devour them if they fail to please her. The gentle- men, accordingly, have to be very artful. They go through strange antics. Now they approach her cau- tiously, very much on the alert, ready to pull the string and advertise her of their presence, but also prepared to turn and run, or to cut the line and drop, if she does not regard their advances with favour. Now again they retreat, alarmed at her aspect. Rosalind sulks in her web, and waits to see which of the two she prefers, if either. Should the fit so stize her, she will accept one or other of her ardent suitors ; but should she happen to be hungry or else to be disappointed, or in aii ill-humour, she may. NO. 9.—ROSALIND WATCHING HER TWO SUITORS, IN DOUBT WHETHER lO ACCEIM' OR DEVOUR THEM. iu I I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. New York : Doubleday & McClure
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