"Why did you throw off the stirrups?" he asked.
"Because I didn't want to hang by them if the horse fell backwards."
They rode on quietly near each other. Eric asked:—
"Which do you like best, to have some fixed object for your ride, or simply to go over a certain distance, and then turn back?"
Roland looked puzzled.
"Didn't you understand my question?"
"Yes, perfectly."
"And what do you think?"
"I like to have some object, a visit to pay, at the end of my ride."
"I thought you would say so."