. The life of the caterpillar [microform]. Caterpillars; Chenilles. H-. The Life of the Caterpillar son. ' your cage and come with me. VI t 'ih,' ! see something ; \Vc downstairs to go to my study, '.vnUh o .upies the right wing of the house. I ' the f -chen I find the servant, who is also beviifitnd by .vhat is happening and stands fii<; i.,1 'â¢â â 'â¢f at great Moths whom she to. K :;â â hi«.t /f Bats. fac ⢠*â . acock, it would seem, has taV n pc t 1 of pretty well every part of th- house. What will it be around my prisoner, the cause of this incursion?
. The life of the caterpillar [microform]. Caterpillars; Chenilles. H-. The Life of the Caterpillar son. ' your cage and come with me. VI t 'ih,' ! see something ; \Vc downstairs to go to my study, '.vnUh o .upies the right wing of the house. I ' the f -chen I find the servant, who is also beviifitnd by .vhat is happening and stands fii<; i.,1 'â¢â â 'â¢f at great Moths whom she to. K :;â â hi«.t /f Bats. fac ⢠*â . acock, it would seem, has taV n pc t 1 of pretty well every part of th- house. What will it be around my prisoner, the cause of this incursion? Luckily, one of the two windows of the study had been left open. The approach is not blocked. We enter the room, candle in hand. What we see is unforgetable. With a soft flick- flack the great Moths fly around the bell- jar, alight, set off again, come back, fly up to the ceiling and down. They rush at the candle, putting it out with a stroke of their wings; they descend on our shoulders, cling- ing to our clothes, grazing our faces. The scene suggests a wizard's cave, with its whirl of Bats. Little Paul holds my hand tighter than usual, to keep up his courage. How many of them are there? About a score. Add to these the number that have 248 ^â¢Jt^'^^i ':^S â ,i'! ' Ai7 '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 Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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