The Bluebottle : The Grub 



such as it is. The Fly has bored it with the 

 temporary blister that throbs between her 

 eyes. 



In every medium, therefore, whether sand, 

 mould or any earthy combination, great are 

 the sufferings that attend the exhumation of 

 the Fly. And so the maggot shuns the depths 

 which a desire for additional security might 

 seem to recommend. The worm has its own 

 prudence: foreseeing the dangers ahead, it re- 

 frains from making great descents that might 

 promote the welfare of the moment. It 

 neglects the present for the sake of the future. 



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