I profit by the circumstance to investigate the manner in which the work is performed.

The bare brick allows me to see what the excavated soil concealed from me.

If it is necessary to move the body, the Beetle turns over; with his six claws he grips the hair of the dead animal, props himself upon his back and pushes, making a lever of his head and the tip of his abdomen.

If digging is required, he resumes the normal position.

So, turn and turn about, the sexton strives, now with his claws in the air, when it is a question of shifting the body or dragging it lower down; now with his feet on the ground, when it is necessary to deepen the grave.
The point at which the Mouse lies is finally recognized as unassailable.