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on the ground, until gradually the consciousness of the 

 amazing beauty and radiance of the god revives her. 

 There, at the foot of the bed, lie his bow and arrows, 

 which Psyche grasps with eager curiosity, and drawing 

 one of the arrows from the quiver, touches the point 

 with the tip of her finger to try its sharpness, inadver- 

 tently piercing her flesh ; and thus ignorant Psyche 



FIG. 29. Hetaira esmeralda, from Brazil : a clear-wing Butterfly. 



voluntarily fell in love with Love. But now, suddenly, 

 the lamp throws out a drop of hot oil on the right 

 shoulder of the god. Cupid burnt, awakes, leaps from 



