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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: herself upon the little central cushion, pulls it out and rolls it
into a ball which I expected to see thrown away. But no: her
thrifty nature does not permit this waste. She eats the cushion,
at first an inaugural landmark, then a heap of bits of thread; she
once more melts in the digestive crucible what is no doubt intended
to be restored to the silken treasury. It is a tough mouthful,
difficult for the stomach to elaborate; still, it is precious and
must not be lost. The work finishes with the swallowing. Then and
there, the Spider instals herself, head downwards, at her hunting-
post in the centre of the web.
The operation which we have just seen gives rise to a reflection.
The Life of the Spider |
