"Mactra" Quotes from Famous Books
... visible change; but on the third day the strange gasteropod unfolded both himself and the mystery. From his long embrace fell the shell of a Mactra, nearly as broad as his own. Near the hinge was a smooth, round hole, through which the poor Clam had been sucked. Foot, stomach, siphon, muscles, all but a thin strip of mantle, were gone. The problem ... — Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 11, September, 1858 • Various |