Yes, he took his horsewhip to her yesterday," he added to the spectators, who muttered angrily, for the West is chivalrous towards women.
Something near to madness possessed Orlando.

No one had ever seen him as he was at that moment.

Down through generations had come to him some iron thing that suddenly revealed itself in him, as something had just suddenly revealed itself in Louise.
The other three men--two in the wagon and one beside his horse-stared at him as though they had seen him for the first time.

They were unready for the passion that possessed him.

Not a muscle of his body appeared to move; he was as motionless as the trunk of a tree.