Chapter IV

Edible Crab, Shore-Crab, Spider-Crab, &c.

'With a smart rattle, something fell from the bed to the floor; and disentangling itself from the death drapery, displayed a large pound Crab.... Creel Katie made a dexterous snatch at a hind claw, and, before the Crab was at all aware, deposited him in her patch-work apron, with a "Hech, sirs, what for are ye gaun to let gang siccan a braw partane?"'—T. Hood

1 EDIBLE CRAB 2 EDIBLE CRAB, casting its shell, from Nature 3 SPIDER CRAB 4 COMMON SHORE-CRAB 5 MINUTE PORCELAIN-CRAB