human
I see an anemone!
gpt
Yes, dozens of them. How beautiful--purple and yellow in every shade!
human
What! those filmy-looking things against the sides?
gpt
Yes; those are sea-anemones.
human
See ’em shut up when I poke ’em,
gpt
No, no, John; not yet, cried Mr. Andrews, motioning him away.
human
We want to see them open. See them wave their tentacles in search of food! Ah, one fellow has a periwinkle eating!
gpt
You don’t mean to say that soft-looking thing can eat that winkle!
human
Yes, indeed, and very much larger things than that.--Let me take the stick, John.
gpt
Oh, leave the rest open!
human
Thanks,--no jelly for me.
gpt
Now look at the sea-urchins and star-fish, said Mr. Andrews, picking up a specimen of each.
human
See these spines, how stiff and unyielding they look.
gpt
Only put him down bottom upward,