Eustacie, thinking this advice good, asked Sir Tristram at the first opportunity.
“The Headless Horseman?” he said. “Yes, I believe there is some such legend.”
“But is it true?” asked Eustacie breathlessly.
“Why, no, of course not!”
“You would not then be afraid to ride through the Forest at night?”
“Not in the least. I’ve often done so, and never encountered a headless horseman, I assure you!”
“Thank you,” said Eustacie. “Thank you very much!”
He looked a little surprised, but as she said nothing more very soon forgot the episode.
“My cousin Tristram,” Eustacie told Lucy, “says that it is nothing but a legend. I shall not regard it.”