You cannot deceive me, my friend.

I know too much, and my horses are swift." As he spoke he smiled, and the lamplight fell on a hard-looking mouth, with very red lips and sharp-looking teeth, as white as ivory.

One of my companions whispered to another the line from Burger's "Lenore".
"Denn die Todten reiten Schnell." ("For the dead travel fast.") The strange driver evidently heard the words, for he looked up with a gleaming smile.

The passenger turned his face away, at the same time putting out his two fingers and crossing himself.

"Give me the Herr's luggage," said the driver, and with exceeding alacrity my bags were handed out and put in the caleche.