contest of people with light purses who risked their five-franc

pieces and displayed infinite covetousness for the sake of a

possible gain of a few louis. In a word, the battle would be

between Spirit and Lusignan. Englishmen, plainly recognizable as

such, were strolling about among the various groups. They were

quite at home; their faces were fiery with excitement; they were

afready triumphant. Bramah, a horse belonging to Lord Reading, had

gained the Grand Prix the previous year, and this had been a defeat