He only knew of one way of crossing such obstacles, and that was to jump them.

No one calculated on the sudden rush and high bound into the air with which he triumphantly cleared the water; knocking Mr.
U---- over, and scattering his three drivers like summer leaves on the track.

As for Alice and me, the inside passengers, we found the sensation of jumping a creek in a dray most unpleasant.

All the croquet balls leapt wildly up into the air to fall like a wooden hailstorm around us.

The mallets and hoops bruised us from our head to our feet; and the contents of my basket were utterly ruined.