A commotion caused her to stand up again. On the course the horses

were coming in amid a sudden blast of wind. The prize given by the

city of Paris had just been run for, and Cornemuse had gained it.

Now the Grand Prix was about to be run, and the fever of the crowd

increased, and they were tortured by anxiety and stamped and swayed

as though they wanted to make the minutes fly faster. At this

ultimate moment the betting world was surprised and startled by the

continued shortening of the odds against Nana, the outsider of the