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Thus
,
Cousin
Benedict
's
life
was
entirely
and
solely
consecrated
to
entomology
.
To
this
science
he
gave
all
his
hours
--
all
,
without
exception
,
even
the
hours
of
sleep
,
because
he
invariably
dreamt
"
hexapodes
.
"
That
he
carried
pins
stuck
in
his
sleeves
and
in
the
collar
of
his
coat
,
in
the
bottom
of
his
hat
,
and
in
the
facings
of
his
vest
,
need
not
be
mentioned
.
When
Cousin
Benedict
returned
from
some
scientific
promenade
his
precious
head-covering
in
particular
was
no
more
than
a
box
of
natural
history
,
being
bristling
inside
and
outside
with
pierced
insects
.
And
now
all
will
be
told
about
this
original
when
it
is
stated
,
that
it
was
on
account
of
his
passion
for
entomology
that
he
had
accompanied
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Weldon
to
New
Zealand
.
There
his
collection
was
enriched
by
some
rare
subjects
,
and
it
will
be
readily
understood
that
he
was
in
haste
to
return
to
classify
them
in
the
cases
of
his
cabinet
in
San
Francisco
.
So
,
as
Mrs.
Weldon
and
her
child
were
returning
to
America
by
the
"
Pilgrim
,
"
nothing
more
natural
than
for
Cousin
Benedict
to
accompany
them
during
that
passage
.
But
it
was
not
on
him
that
Mrs.
Weldon
could
rely
,
if
she
should
ever
find
herself
in
any
critical
situation
.
Very
fortunately
,
the
prospect
was
only
that
of
a
voyage
easily
made
during
the
fine
season
,
and
on
board
of
a
ship
whose
captain
merited
all
her
confidence
.
During
the
three
days
that
the
"
Pilgrim
"
was
in
port
at
Waitemata
,
Mrs.
Weldon
made
her
preparations
in
great
haste
,
for
she
did
not
wish
to
delay
the
departure
of
the
schooner
.
The
native
servants
whom
she
employed
in
her
dwelling
in
Auckland
were
dismissed
,
and
,
on
the
22d
January
,
she
embarked
on
board
the
"
Pilgrim
,
"
bringing
only
her
son
Jack
,
Cousin
Benedict
,
and
Nan
,
her
old
negress
.
Cousin
Benedict
carried
all
his
curious
collection
of
insects
in
a
special
box
.
In
this
collection
figured
,
among
others
,
some
specimens
of
those
new
staphylins
,
species
of
carnivorous
coleopters
,
whose
eyes
are
placed
above
the
head
,
and
which
,
till
then
,
seemed
to
be
peculiar
to
New
Caledonia
.
A
certain
venomous
spider
,
the
"
katipo
,
"
of
the
Maoris
,
whose
bite
is
often
fatal
to
the
natives
,
had
been
very
highly
recommended
to
him
.
But
a
spider
does
not
belong
to
the
order
of
insects
properly
so
called
;
it
is
placed
in
that
of
the
arachnida
,
and
,
consequently
,
was
valueless
in
Cousin
Benedict
's
eyes
.
Thus
he
scorned
it
,
and
the
most
beautiful
jewel
of
his
collection
was
a
remarkable
staphylin
from
New
Zealand
.
It
is
needless
to
say
that
Cousin
Benedict
,
by
paying
a
heavy
premium
,
had
insured
his
cargo
,
which
to
him
seemed
much
more
precious
than
all
the
freight
of
oil
and
bones
stowed
away
in
the
hold
of
the
"
Pilgrim
.
"
