'What I don't know about 'oases ain't worth knowin','" he quoted with a laugh; and leaning forward he prepared to assist her to mount.
There was nothing for it but to accept, and the next minute she found herself in the high seat beside him.

Her wraps, sufficient for walking, were scarcely sufficient for a snowy drive, and this, to his credit, the young man saw.

He unbuttoned his tweed shooting-cape, and gravely put it round her.

A curious dainty figure she made with her face all bright with wind, framed in the great grey cloak.
The horse jibbed for a second and then swung along the wild road with the vigorous ease of good blood skilfully handled.

George was puzzling his brain all the while as to how he should tell his companion something which she ought to know.