But I go garlanded: I am the Bride of Desire: Therefore my torch is borne Lo, the lifting of morn, Lo, the leaping of fire!

To outface me with leaping in her Graue? Be buried quicke with her, and so will I.

She looked down and saw the water raging below; it was like a monster leaping at her, snatching at her.

The pleasure of leaping from point to point, where a single misstep would have dropped them hundreds of feet, seemed to be in proportion to the danger.

[Illustration: "OUR HERO, LEAPING TO THE WHEEL, SEIZED THE FLYING SPOKES"]

Taking a short walk towards sunset, we found ourselves on the margin of a beautiful pond, in which myriads of small gold fishes were disportingnow circling about in rapid evolutions, and anon leaping above the surface, and displaying their brilliant sides in the rays of the setting sun.

If Bouncer only could be found; and, for almost the first time in years, Hedden called, "Bouncer! Bouncer!" without seeing the great fellow leaping toward him.

The picture is far prettier with Hester Santlow leaping into the affections of the actor, and finally marrying him according to the law of the land.

What, our Maid Marian leaping like a lad?

At last the train ceased its long leaping through the dark, and with its coming to a stand the whole illusion vanished.