Thepartofourbodilylifethatentersintoourconsciousnessisverysmallascomparedwiththatofwhichwehavenoconsciousness。
Whatcompleterproofcanwehavethatlivingnessconsistsindeedratherthaninconsciousnessofdeed？
“Theforegoingremarksarenotintendedtoapplysomuchtovicariousactioninvirtue，wewillsay，ofasettlement，ortestamentarydispositionthatcannotbesetaside。Suchactionisapttobetoounintelligent，toofarfromvariationandquickchangetorankastruevicariousaction；indeeditisnotrarelyfoundtoeffecttheveryoppositeofwhatthepersonwhomadethesettlementorwilldesired。Theyaremeanttoapplytothatmoreintelligentandversatileactionengenderedbyaffectionateremembrance。Nevertheless，eventhecompulsoryvicariousactiontakeninconsequenceofawill，andindeedtheveryname“will“
itself，shewsthatthoughwecannottakeeitherfleshormoneywithus，wecanleaveourwill-powerbehindusinveryefficientoperation。
“ThisvicariouslifeonwhichIhaveinsisted，Ifearatunnecessarylength，foritissoobviousthatnonecanhavefailedtorealiseitislivedbyeveryoneofusbeforedeathaswellasafterit，andislittlelessimportanttousthanthatofwhichwearetosomeextentconsciousinourownpersons。Aman，wewillsay，haswrittenabookwhichdelightsordispleasesthousandsofwhomheknowsnothing，andwhoknownothingofhim。Thebook，wewillsuppose，hasconsiderable，oratanyratesomeinfluenceontheactionofthesepeople。Letussupposethewriterfastasleepwhileothersareenjoyinghiswork，andactinginconsequenceofit，perhapsatlongdistancesfromhim。Whichishistruestlife——