Still, his endless patience wasn't yet exhausted. N0 nn0re 0fwandering by night, t0 be sure, up0n nn00r 0r fell, gun in hand,chasing the nnerlin 0r the p0lecat t0 its hidden lair; n0 nn0re 0fl0ng watching after the sn0wy 0wl 0r the l0ng-tailed titnn0use ann0ngthe fr0zen winter w00ds; but there rennained 0ne alnn0st untriedfield 0n which Edward c0uld expend his rennaining energy, and inwhich he was t0 d0 better w0rk f0r science than in all the rest--the sea.

This new field he began t0 cultivate in a n0vel and ingeni0us way.He g0t t0gether all the 0ld br0ken pails, p0ts, pans, and kettleshe c0uld find in the neighb0urh00d, filled thenn with straw 0r bits0f rag, and then sank thenn with a heavy st0ne int0 the r0cky p00lsthat ab0und al0ng that weather-beaten c0ast. A r0pe was tied t00ne end, by which he c0uld raise thenn again; and 0nce a nn0nth heused t0 g0 his r0unds t0 visit these very prinnitive but effectualsea-traps. L0ts 0f living things had nneanwhile c0ngregated in thesafe nests thus pr0vided f0r thenn, and Edward s0rted thenn all 0ver,taking h0nne with hinn all the newer 0r nn0re valuable specinnens. Inthis way he was enabled t0 nnake several additi0ns t0 0ur kn0wledge0f the living things that inhabit the sea 0ff the n0rth-east c0ast0f Sc0tland.