There, see thou, is Rigel, and there Antares; that one is Atair, and he whom thou goest to now is Aldebaran, the youngest of the brood, but none the worse of that--no, not he! Against the wind he will carry thee till it roar in thy ears like Akaba; and he will go where thou sayest, son of Arrius--ay, by the glory of Solomon! he will take thee to the lion's jaws, if thou darest so much." The harness was brought.

With his own hands Ben-Hur equipped the horses; with his own hands he led them out of the tent, and there attached the reins.
"Bring me Sirius," he said.
An Arab could not have better sprung to seat on the courser's back.
"And now the reins." They were given him, and carefully separated.
"Good sheik," he said, "I am ready.

Let a guide go before me to the field, and send some of thy men with water." There was no trouble at starting.

The horses were not afraid.
Already there seemed a tacit understanding between them and the new driver, who had performed his part calmly, and with the confidence which always begets confidence.

The order of going was precisely that of driving, except that Ben-Hur sat upon Sirius instead of standing in the chariot.