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But then he
suddenly remembered that Leonore was to be lifted from her horse. He
became cold with the thought that she might jump before he could get to
her, and he was off his horse and by her side with the quickness of a
military training. He put his hands up, and for a moment had--well,
Peter could usually express himself but he could not put that moment
into words. And it was not merely that Leonore had been in his arms for
a moment, but that he had got a good look up into her eyes.
"I wish you would take my horse round to the Riding Club," he told the
groom. "I wish to see Miss D'Alloi home."
"Thank you very much, but my maid is here in the brougham, so I need not
trouble you. Good-bye, and thank you. Oh, thank you so much!" She stood
very close to Peter, and looked up into his eyes with her own. "There's
no one I would rather have had save me."
She stepped into the brougham, and Peter closed the door. He mounted his
horse again, and straightening himself up, rode away.


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