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Pulling the tuft of hair on the horse's forehead outside the front strap, he took him by the bridle and led him out of the stable, clicking with his tongue and patting his neck with one hand. On getting outside in the courtyard he stood several seconds in the attitude of one receiving commands, which he promised by sundry nods to carry out.
The road was completely covered with drifting snow, and only the stakes showed that they had not lost their way. But even the stakes ahead of them were not easy to see, since the wind blew in their faces. Vasili Andreevich screwed up his eyes, bent down his head, and looked out for the way-marks, but trusted mainly to the horse's sagacity, letting it take its own way.
The silent immensity of the veldt enveloped her. She had a forlorn feeling of being the only living being in all that vastness, except for a small uneasy spirit out of the great solitudes that wandered to and fro and sometimes fanned her with an icy breath that made her start and shiver. She turned her horse's head at last. "Come, Diamond, we'll go home."
When the sun set, a red glory above the tree-tops, she was watching at her casement for Richard Pynson; and when the silver moon and the little golden stars had taken the sun's place in the heavens, she was watching still. At last she heard the sound of a horse's feet, and stole softly down the private staircase which led from her room to the hall.
Agatha noticed that though the near horse's coat was foul with dust and sweat he laid his brown hand upon it, and she supposed she must be fanciful, for it seemed to her that the gentleness with which he did it was very suggestive. "I wonder if that's the only reason that influences you," she said. A twinkle crept into Wyllard's eyes.
Phil and Roger had wandered off to the barns, to look at some calves. "If you don't mind, I'll go with you to the station," said Dave to the cowboy. "The ride would just suit me." "Glad to have you along," answered Sid Todd. He had taken a strong fancy to the boys and to Dave in particular. They were soon on their way, Todd carrying the mail in a bag slung over his horse's neck.
He waited until the other had disappeared, then leisurely hitched his horse's reins on to the fence of the enclosure, and, passing in through the gate, approached the house.
If you will do me the further favor to take my daughter home, I will ride to the nearest house where I can obtain a sleigh, and some one to send back for these traps of mine." "Miss Gartney," said the minister, in answer, "can you sit a horse's back as well as you did his eyebrow?"
But George had already dashed away with all his horse's speed, and as he was splendidly mounted, he flew across the space with lightning rapidity, and reached the gorge before the enemy. There he stopped, put his lance in rest, and alone against five bravely awaited the encounter.
Hasten to save the Queen and commend me to Catherine she will never more be mistaken for me nor I for her the last sword-stroke has made an eternal distinction." "Let me aid you to mount my horse," said Roland, eagerly, "and you may yet be saved I can find my own way on foot turn but my horse's head westward, and he will carry you fleet and easy as the wind."
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