15/37 THE BALANINUS FALLEN A VICTIM TO THE LENGTH OF HER PROBOSCIS.] It was well that I called in helpers to lend me their eyes and their attention. After eight hours--eight interminable hours, when it was nearly night, the sentinel on the watch calls me. The insect appears to have finished. She does, in fact, very cautiously withdraw her beak, as though fearing to slip. Once the tool is withdrawn she holds it pointing directly in front of her. |