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Chapter 21
InthatdaywecalledourselvestheSonsoftheBearandtheSonsoftheWolf,andthebearandthewolfwereourtotems.ThatwasbeforeourdriftsouthonwhichwejoinedwiththeSonsoftheTree-Groveandtaughtthemourtotemsandtales.
Yes,andwhowasKashyapa,whowasPururavas,butourlamemaster-smith,ouriron-worker,carriedbyusinourdriftsandre-namedandworshippedbythesouth-dwellersandtheeast-dwellers,theSonsofthePoleandoftheFireDrillandFireSocket.
Butthetaleistoolong,thoughIshouldliketotellofthethree-leavedHerbofLifebywhichSigmundmadeSinfiotialiveagain.Forthisistheverysoma-plantofIndia,theholygrailofKingArthur,the—butenough!enough!
Andyet,asIcalmlyconsideritall,Iconcludethatthegreatestthinginlife,inalllives,tomeandtoallmen,hasbeenwoman,iswoman,andwillbewomansolongasthestarsdriftintheskyandtheheavensfluxeternalchange.Greaterthanourtoilandendeavour,theplayofinventionandfancy,battleandstar-gazingandmystery—greatestofallhasbeenwoman.
Eventhoughshehassungfalsemusictome,andkeptmyfeetsolidontheground,anddrawnmystar-rovingeyeseverbacktogazeuponher,she,theconserveroflife,theearth-mother,hasgivenmemygreatdaysandnightsandfulnessofyears.
