| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: the Insect, by J. Henri Fabre, translated by Alexander Teixeira de
Mattos: chap. xi.--Translator's Note.
{35} Cf. Social Life in the Insect World, by J. H. Fabre,
translated by Bernard Miall. chap. xiii., in which the name is
given, by a printer's error, as Philanthus aviporus.--Translator's
Note.
{36} Or Bird Spiders, known also as the American Tarantula.--
Translator's Note.
{37} .059 inch.--Translator's Note.
{38} The Ichneumon-flies are very small insects which carry long
ovipositors, wherewith they lay their eggs in the eggs of other
The Life of the Spider |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Contrast by Royall Tyler: a cursed appendage to a fine girl. Egad! I just
stopped in time; had he not discovered himself, in
two minutes more I should have told him how well I
was with his sister. Indeed, I cannot see the satisfac-
tion of an intrigue, if one can't have the pleasure of
communicating it to our friends. [Exit.
END OF THE THIRD ACT.
ACT IV. SCENE I.
CHARLOTTE'S Apartment.
CHARLOTTE leading in MARIA.
CHARLOTTE
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Human Drift by Jack London: MAUD. Thanks. Tell me some more about her.
FITZSIMMONS. She dresses a bit loud. But you won't mind that.
And whatever you do, don't take her to eat.
MAUD. [Hiding her chagrin.] Why not?
FITZSIMMONS. I never saw such an appetite -
MAUD. Oh!
FITZSIMMONS. It's fair sickening. She must have a tape-worm.
And she thinks she can sing.
MAUD. Yes?
FITZSIMMONS. Rotten. You can do better yourself, and that's not
saying much. She's a nice girl, really she is, but she is the
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