The Nuptial Flight 
things happen, can only reflect a reality 
proportionate to our needs and our stat- 
ure; nor have we any warrant for believ- 
ing that nature ever loses sight of her 
wandering results and causes. 
In any event she will rarely permit 
them to stray too far, or approach illogi- 
cal or dangerous regions. She disposes 
of two forces that never can err; and 
when the phenomenon shall have tres- 
passed beyond certain limits, she will 
beckon to life or to death — which ar- 
rives, re-establishes order, and unconcern- 
edly marks out the path afresh. 
[86] 
She eludes us on every side; she re- 
pudiates most of our rules and breaks 
our standards to pieces. On our right 
she sinks far beneath the level of our 
thoughts, on our left she towers moun- 
tain-high above them. She appears to 
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