' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous.
Such, indeed, is the meaning of everything existing.
Yes, pride," he said to himself, turning over on his stomach and beginning to tie a noose of blades of grass, trying not to break them.
"And not merely pride of intellect, but dulness of intellect.
And most of all, the deceitfulness; yes, the deceitfulness of intellect.