Hedidnotseeitallashesatonhishorse——hewas，asyet，tooyoung；buthedidfeelthecontrastbetweenthedinandglarearoundhimandthesilenceanddarkbeyond，and，afterwards，lookingback，heknewthathehadfoundinthatsamecontrasttheveryheartofromance。Asitwas，hesimplyclutchedhishorse’sbeautifulheadandwaitedfortheridetobegin……
Theywereoff！Hefelthishorsequiverunderhim，hesawthemansionsoftheTwo-HeadedGiantandtheFatLadysliptotheright，thelightseemedtoswingliketheskirtofsomeone’sdress，upwardsacrossthefloor，andfromtheheartofthegoldenwomanandthekingandtheminstrelascreamburstforthasthoughtheywereannouncingtheendoftheworld。Afterthathehadnoclearideaastowhatoccurred。Hewasswungintospace，andallthelifethathadbeensostationary，thebooths，thelights，themenandwomen，theverystarswentswingingwithhimasthoughtocheerhimon；thehorseunderhimgallopedbefore，andthefasterhegallopedthewilderwasthemusicandthedizziertheworld。Hewasexultant，omnipotent，supreme。Hehadlongknownthatthisglorywassomewhereifitcouldonlyhefound，allhisdaysheseemedtohavebeensearchingforit；hebeathishorse’sneck，hedrovehislegsagainsthissides。“Goon！Goon！Goon！“hecried。“Faster！Faster！
Faster！“
Thestrangestthingsseemedtorisetohisnoticeandthenfallagain——apeakedpoliceman’shat，flowers，asuddenflameofgas，thestaringeyesanddeadwhitearmsofthegoldenwoman，theflyingformsofthehorsesinfrontofhim。Alltheworldwasonhorseback，alltheworldwasracinghigherandhigher，fasterandfaster。Hesawsomeonenearhimriseontohishorse’sbackandstandonit，wavinghisarms。Hewouldliketohavedonethat，buthefoundthathewaspartofhishorse，asthoughhehadbeengluedtoit。Heshouted，hecriedaloud，hewassohappythathethoughtofnooneandnothing……Theflamedancedabouthiminacircle，heseemedtorisesohighthattherewasasuddenstillness，hewasintheveryheartofthestars；thencamethesuprememomentwhen，ashehadalwaysknown，thatonedayhewouldbe，hewasmasteroftheworld……Then，likeLucifer，hefell。Slowlythestarsreceded，themusicslackened，peoplerockedontotheirfeetagain……TheTwo-HeadedGiantslippedhackoncemoreintohisplace，hesawthesinisterladystilldevouringhersupper，womenlookingupathimgaped。Hishorsegavealastlittleleapanddied。
Thismarvellousexperienceherepeatedfourtimes，andeverytimewithanecstasymorecompletethanthelast。Herushedtoaheight，hefell，herushedagain，hefell，andateveryreturntoasoberlifehisoneintentionwasinstantlytobeoffonhissteedoncemore。Hewasabouttostartonhisfifthjourney，hehadpaidhishalfpenny，hewassittingforwardwithhishandsontheblackmane，hiseyes，staring，werefilledalreadywiththeglorythatheknewwascomingtohim，hischeekswerecrimson，hishatonthebackofhishead，hishairflying。Heheardavoice，quietandcool，alittlebelowhim，butverynear：