Iputthebunchladenwithbeastiesonasmalltable，intheshade，beforetheopenwindow。Soon，theexoduscommences，butslowlyandunsteadily。Therearehesitations，retrogressions，perpendicularfallsattheendofathread，ascentsthatbringthehangingSpiderupagain。Inshortmuchadoforapoorresult。
Asmatterscontinuetodrag，itoccurstome，ateleveno’clock，totakethebundleofbrush-woodswarmingwiththelittleSpiders，alleagertobeoff，andplaceitonthewindow-sill，intheglareofthesun。Afterafewminutesofheatandlight，thesceneassumesaverydifferentaspect。Theemigrantsruntothetopofthetwigs，bustleaboutactively。Itbecomesabewilderingrope-yard，wherethousandsoflegsaredrawingthehempfromthespinnerets。
Idonotseetheropesmanufacturedandsentfloatingatthemercyoftheair；butIguesstheirpresence。
ThreeorfourSpidersstartatatime，eachgoingherownwayindirectionsindependentofherneighbours’。Allaremovingupwards，allareclimbingsomesupport，ascanbeperceivedbythenimblemotionoftheirlegs。Moreover，theroadisvisiblebehindtheclimber，itisofdoublethickness，thankstoanaddedthread。
Then，atacertainheight，individualmovementceases。Thetinyanimalsoarsinspaceandshines，litupbythesun。Softlyitsways，thensuddenlytakesflight。