III 
THE FOUNDATION OF 
THE. CUFY 
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Let us rather consider the proceedings of 
the swarm the apiarist shall have gathered 
into his hive. And, first of all, let us not 
be forgetful of the sacrifice these fifty 
thousand virgins have made, who, as Ron- 
sard sings, 
“In a little body bear so true a heart,” 
and let us, yet once again, admire the 
courage with which they begin life anew in 
the desert whereon they have fallen. They 
have forgotten the splendour and wealth of 
their native city, where existence had been 
so admirably organised and certain; where 
the essence of every flower reminiscent of 
sunshine had enabled them to smile at the 
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