And so excellent are the rewards of attending your own business, that he found a Promethea on a lilac in a corner; a moth of such rare wine-coloured, velvety shades that it almost sent Mrs.Comstock to her knees again.

But this one was fully developed, able to fly, and had to be taken into the cabin hurriedly.

Mrs.Comstock stood in the middle of the room holding up her Regalis.
"Now what must I do ?" she asked.
Elnora glanced at Philip Ammon.

Their eyes met and both of them smiled; he with amusement at the tall, spare figure, with dark eyes and white crown, asking the childish question so confidingly; and Elnora with pride.

She was beginning to appreciate the character of her mother.
"How would you like to sit and see her finish development?
I'll get dinner," proposed the girl.
After they had dined, Philip and Elnora carried the dishes to the kitchen, brought out boxes, sheets of cork, pins, ink, paper slips and everything necessary for mounting and classifying the moths they had taken.