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332 now go on to the Specimens. The first tray contains Crystals and other Things." He drew it towards him, and again referred to his note-book. "Some of the labelsowing to insufficient adhesion" Here he stopped again, and carefully examined the page with his eyeglass. "I ca'n't quite read the rest of the sentence," he said at last, "but it means that the labels have come loose, and the Things have got mixed"

"Let me stick 'em on again!" cried Bruno eagerly, and began licking them, like postage-stamps, and dabbing them down upon the Crystals and the other Things. But the Professor hastily moved the tray out of his reach. "They might get fixed to the wrong Specimens, you know!" he said.

"Oo shouldn't have any wrong peppermints in the tray!" Bruno boldly replied. "Should he, Sylvie?"

But Sylvie only shook her head.

The Professor heard him not. He had taken up one of the bottles, and was carefully reading the label through his eye-glass. "Our first Specimen" he announced, as he placed the