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It is when Parliament is not sitting that the papers are most interesting to read. I
have found an item of news today which would never have been given publicity in
the busy times, and it has moved me strangely. Here it s, backed by the authority of Dr.
C, Mitchell. “The caterpillar of the puss-moth, not satisfied with Nature’s provisions for
its safety, makes faces at young birds, and is said to alarm them considerably.” I like that
“is said to.” was alarmed, and would explain that he was only going away because he
Suddenly remembered that he had an engagement on the croquet lawn, or that he had
Forgotten an umbrella. But whether he alarms them or not, the fact remains that the
caterpillar of the puss-moth does make faces at young birds