"I shall not be afraid to ride him now. But I must go into the house."
Gilbert entered the house. He did not enter his uncle's presence at once, but went up to his room and seated himself thoughtfully at the window.
"Can it be that he meant to risk my life?" he said to himself. "I am in his way, I know, but is he capable of such a crime?"
He could not decide. He was not prone to think evil of others, yet he felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
ANOTHER PLOT.
"So he mastered Bucephalus," said James Grey, when alone with his son. "He must be a splendid rider."
"I had no idea he was so used to horses," said Jasper. "He sat like a rock, and did not seem in the least frightened."
"I begin to think he is more dangerous than I at first supposed. Did he appear to suspect anything when the horse began to behave badly?"
"I don't think he did."