Con estas palabras se separó de ella y, habiéndose plantado de un salto encima del caballo, picó espuelas a toda prisa sin volver siquiera la cabeza, en el temor, quizá, de que una sola mirada a la prenda de su corazón le hiciera desistir de su recién concebido proyecto.
He tore himself from her as he spoke, and, flinging himself upon his horse, galloped furiously away, never even looking round, as though afraid that his resolution might fail him if he took one glance at what he was leaving.