'Do not be afraid!' exclaimed my brother.

I was not in the least frightened; but when he saw that my horse was about to run away, he urged his on in order to join me.

When Titania heard the galloping behind her she did run away in earnest; she left the road and started straight for the river.

Then I began to be a little frightened.

Just fancy, Clemence, I bounded in the saddle at each leap, sometimes upon the mare's neck, sometimes upon the crupper; it was terrible! I tried to withdraw my foot from the stirrup as Christian had told me to do; but just then Titania ran against the trunk of a tree, and I rolled over with her.