Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Brig-Schooner "Pilgrim"

           

           Now,asCousinBenedicthadconfinedhimselftothestudyofthearticulatesofthisclass,hewasonlyanentomologist.

           But,letusnotbemistakenaboutit.Inthisclassoftheinsectsarecountednotlessthantenorders:

           1.Orthopteransasgrasshoppers,crickets,etc.2.Neuroptersasant-eaters,dragon-fliesorlibellula.3.Hymenoptersasbees,wasps,ants.4.Lepidoptersasbutterflies,etc.5.Hemiptersascicada,plant-lice,fleas,etc.6.Coleoptersascockchafers,fire-flies,etc.7.Diptersasgnats,musquitoes,flies.8.Rhipiptersasstylops.9.Parasitesasacara,etc.10.Thysanuransaslepidotus,flying-lice,etc.

           Now,incertainoftheseorders,thecoleopters,forexample,therearerecognizedthirtythousandspecies,andsixtythousandinthedipters;sosubjectsforstudyarenotwanting,anditwillbeconcededthatthereissufficientinthisclassalonetooccupyaman!

           Thus,CousinBenedict’slifewasentirelyandsolelyconsecratedtoentomology.

           Tothissciencehegaveallhishoursall,withoutexception,eventhehoursofsleep,becauseheinvariablydreamt"hexapodes."Thathecarriedpinsstuckinhissleevesandinthecollarofhiscoat,inthebottomofhishat,andinthefacingsofhisvest,neednotbementioned.

           WhenCousinBenedictreturnedfromsomescientificpromenadehisprecioushead-coveringinparticularwasnomorethanaboxofnaturalhistory,beingbristlinginsideandoutsidewithpiercedinsects.

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