Faster, Sister
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Faster, faster sister, cried Goul-Goo-Lee.
Vanessa atalanta—Chrysiridia rhipheus—Aglais io—Mesosemia (?)—Arctia festiva—Pavonia anaxandra (?).
(Facing p. 198.)
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Hand-colored engraving depicting two children with butterfly wings, dressed in traditional Chinese fashion, playing on a seesaw in a garden lush with decorative vegetation, as butterflies flutter about. Their play takes place under the supervision of their mother, who also displays butterfly wings.
The caption reads in the original French: Plus vite ! plus vite ! ma soeur, criait Goul-Gou-Li. — Vanesse atalante — Uranie Riphée — Vanesse Io — Diophtalme Crésus — Écaille Hébé — Pavonie Anaxandre.
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