The Nuptial Flight 
who have in themselves the possibility of 
attaining, in a short space of time, the 
degree of consciousness that we both en- 
joy- One is often struck by the narrow- 
ness of the dividing line between what we 
regard as the unconsciousness of these 
people and the consciousness that to us 
is the highest of all 
“¢ Besides, of what is this consciousness 
composed, whereof we are so proud? Of 
far more shadow than light, of far more 
acquired ignorance than knowledge; of 
far more things whose comprehension, we 
are well aware, must ever elude us, than 
of things that we actually know. And 
yet in this consciousness lies all our dig- 
nity, our most veritable greatness; it is 
probably the most surprising phenomenon 
this world contains. It is this which per 
mits us to raise our head before the un- 
known principle, and say to it: ‘ What 
you are I know not; but there is some- 
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