There was no earthly reason why we should have turned back to the fork and added two miles to our ride.
Don't let anything like that worry you; we went by too fast to be recognized.

Look! here's a big clover patch.

I never pass clover without wanting to get down and hunt for four-leaves.

Shall we ?" She was out of the saddle before the query had left his lips.
"I believe it would be a good idea to arm ourselves against bad luck," she replied, gently moving aside the clover heads with her crop.
"You believe in four-leaf clover, then ?" She nodded.
"I do.

I also am very careful," he added, "to catch the money-patches on my coffee." She laughed.