288 The Life of the Spider 



for instance, she passes from the Locust to the 

 Butterfly, so different in appearance. To attri- 

 bute to her as a guide an extensive zoological 

 knowledge were wildly in excess of what we 

 may reasonably expect of her poor inteUigence. 

 The thing moves, therefore it is worth catching : 

 this formula seems to sum up the Spider's 

 wisdom. 



