138 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED 



living for, and he dashes toward the first light that 

 affords him opportunity for self-immolation. Does he 

 perchance regard it as some near star, whereon he may 

 find another incarnation ? With dazzled eyes he flings 

 himself into it and speedily experiences the ecstasy 

 of martyrdom, yielding with mad joy his body and 

 delicate wings to brighten for one instant the sacrificial 

 flame. 



