• Splendid,' Abbé Patin said with a sheepish grin, pulling up alongside. 'There is nothing quite so thrilling as riding in fear of one's life.

    Sandra Gulland: Splendid,' Abbé Patin said with a sheepish grin, pulling up alongside. 'There is nothing quite so thrilling as riding in fear of one's life.
    Sandra Gulland (2009). “Mistress of the Sun: A Novel”, p.79, Simon and Schuster