The body seems to move of its own accord.
This time, after so many hesitations, their efforts are concerted; at all events, the load reaches the region sounded far more rapidly than I expected.

Then begins the burial, according to the usual method.

It is one o'clock.

The Necrophori have allowed the hour-hand of the clock to go half round the dial while verifying the condition of the surrounding spots and displacing the Mouse.
In this experiment it appears at the outset that the males play a major part in the affairs of the household.

Better-equipped, perhaps, than their mates, they make investigations when a difficulty occurs; they inspect the soil, recognize whence the check arises and choose the point at which the grave shall be made.