and the rest of the paternal parent’s money.... “Devised and rehearsed in the presence of the sieur Joseph Déjean, burgher of Moulin-Savi, and the sieur André Bourles, practitioner of Ségur, signed by the aforesaid Fabre, father and son, and the aforesaid Poujade, father, and not the aforesaid Fages, who, being requested to sign, has stated that she is not able to do so.... “Forwarded by us, the notary undersigned, holder of the draft at Ségur, the 12th April 1807. “Rous, notary.” [13] This account of the naturalist’s childhood is drawn principally from The Souvenirs, vi., 32–45; see The Life of the Fly, chap, v., “Heredity.” [14] Souvenirs, VI., pp. 46–68; The Life of the Fly, chap. vi., “My Schooling.” [15] Souvenirs, IV., pp. 50–60; The Life of the Fly, chap. vi., “My Schooling.” [16] The Château de Saint-Léons standing just outside and above the village of Saint-Léons, where the author was born in 1823. Cf. The Life of the Fly, chaps. vi. and vii.—A. T. de M. [17] The brother whom Fabre here associates with the memories of his childhood has also proved a credit to his name and his vocation. M. Frédéric Fabre is to-day Director of the Crillon Canal and assistant justice for the southern canton of Avignon. [18] Souvenirs, VIII., pp. 126, 127; Bramble-Bees, chap. xiii, “The Halicti.” [19] The war of 1830 with Algiers.—A. T. de M. [20] Souvenirs, pp. 260–270. The Life of the Fly, chap. vii., “The Pond.” [21] The Wheat-ear, one of the Saxicolæ, is known also as the White-Tail, the meaning of both forms being the same; White-ear being a corruptive of the Anglo-Saxon name. Both correspond with the Provençal Cul-blanc. The Stonechat is a member of the same genus. B. M. [22] Souvenirs, pp. 292–300. The Life of the Fly, chap. xvii., “Recollections of Childhood.” [23] Souvenirs, VIII., pp. 125–129. Bramble-bees, chap. xiii., “The Halicti: The Portress.” [24] Souvenirs, VI., p. 60. The Life of the Fly, chap. vi., “My Schooling.” [25] Souvenirs, VII., pp. 29, 33. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles, chap. xv., “Suicide or Hypnosis?” [26] Souvenirs, VI., p. 61. The Life of the Fly, chap. vi., “My Schooling.” [27] Souvenirs, II., pp. 41–44, 46. Hunting Wasps, chap. xx., “A Modern Theory of Instinct.” [28] Souvenirs, VI., p. 61. The Life of the Fly, chap. vi., “My Schooling.” [29] Fabre, Poet of Science, by G. V. Legros, translated by Bernard Miall (T. Fisher Unwin), p. 24. [30] Souvenirs, X., pp. 323–331. The Life of the Fly, chap. xix., “A Memorable Lesson.” [31] Souvenirs, X., 332–336. The Life of the Fly, chap. xix., “A Memorable Lesson.”