Sie saß an diesem Abend augenscheinlich auf dem hohen Pferde; sowohl ihre Worte wie ihre Miene schienen nicht allein die Bewunderung sondern auch das Erstaunen ihrer Zuhörer herausfordern zu sollen.
She appeared to be on her high horse to-night; both her words and her air seemed intended to excite not only the admiration, but the amazement of her auditors: she was evidently bent on striking them as something very dashing and daring indeed.