Note 1 — Chapter II · THE LANGUEDOCIAN SCORPION: FOOD
Bernard Miall translation
He is a poltroon into the bargain. A little Mantis, come into being that same day and encountered on the road, fills him with dismay. A Cabbage Butterfly1 puts him to flight merely by beating the ground with her clipped wings: the harmless cripple overawes his cowardice. It needs the stimulus of hunger to persuade him to attack.