And in the Harlequinade she's Columbine, but
that only means a dove, and a dove is the symbol of the soul. And anybody
who is fond of flowers knows that, because if you look at Columbine flowers
you can see that they are made of doves with their wings out. And so she
ought always to be dressed in blue.
UNCLE EDWARD. What's that?
ALICE. Well, I like blue. She's a restless adventurous person, and she's
always running away from the other gods. For you see the Soul has need of
human love, and, of course, gods that are nothing but gods can't appreciate
that. Now when she gets to earth her wings drop off. And when she tries to
get back to the gods, she can't until she finds another love as great
as hers. For two souls that love become more than human; and when their
earthly course is run (as Doctor Watts says), it gives them wings again,
and back they can fly.
UNCLE EDWARD. Pretty.
ALICE. But ... to resume. Mercury, who used to spend weekends in Athens and
Corinth and those places, was sent to try and find her.
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