Atthatmoment，ofalltheplacesintheworldthatIcouldthinkof——andIcouldthinkofagreatmanybecausetheeventsofmypastlifewererapidlyflashingpastme——asiscustomary，Iamtold，inothercasesofgraveperil，suchasdrowning——IsayofalltheplacesintheworldtherewerejusttwowhereIleastdesiredtobe——onewasupontopofthathorseandtheotherwasdownunderhim。Butitseemedtobeachoiceofthetwoevils，andsoIchosethelesserandgotunderhim。Ididthisbyasimpleexpedientthatoccurredtomeatthemoment。Ifelloff。Iwastrampedonconsiderably，andtheearthprovedtobeharderthanitlookedwhenviewedfromanapproximateheightofsixteenmilesup，butI
livedandbreathed——oratleastIbreathedafteratimehadelapsed——andIwassatisfied。Andso，havinggonethroughthisexperiencemyself，IaminpositiontoappreciatewhatanyothermanofmygeneralbuildisgoingthroughasIseehimbobbingby——
thepoormartyr，sacrificinghimselfasaburntoffering，oranywayablisteredone——onthehighaltarofaGothicruinofahorse。
And，besides，Iknowthatridingahorsedoesn\'treduceafatman。
Itmerelyreducesthehorse。