Literary Lapses

That is, he looked as if he didn't; but in my case Lord Everard has his eye on the steed pretty closely, just the same. This next I am doubtful about: "To horse! to horse!" cried the knight, and leaped into the saddle. I think I could manage it if it read: "To horse!" cried the knight, and, snatching a step-ladder from the hands of his trusty attendant, he rushed into the saddle. As a concluding remark, I may mention that my experience of riding has thrown a very interesting sidelight upon a rather puzzling point in history. It is recorded of the famous Henry the Second that he was "almost constantly in the saddle, and of so restless a disposition that he never sat down, even at meals." I had hitherto been unable to understand Henry's idea about his meals, but I think I can appreciate it now. Saloonio