circus-trick

Updated: May 20, 2025

They neared their destination at last, and Jack performed what the squire called his favorite circus-trick, racing the car to the top of the towering cliff and stopping dead at the edge of a great immensity of sea and stars. Again Juliet drew a deep breath of sheer marvelling delight, speaking no word, held spell-bound by the wonder of the night. "We needn't hurry," Fielding said.

Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell - The Obstacle Race