"Mr. Ross-Ellison had lunched with the Dearmans, had brought Mr.. Dearman to the Horse Show, and was settling down, after she had welcomed her guests, to a delightful, entrancing, and thrillful afternoon with her -- to be broken but while he showed his horse -- when he had been early and utterly routed by the General."
"He remembered how he had stood, a small, thrillful boy, prepared to follow the dingy lady upon the white horse, or the band in its faded chariot."