His limbs were firm, and not pliable, and he sat his horse with strength and confidence, but his bridle hand would have been ridiculed by the meanest rider amongst the Virginians.
A lábát keményen megfeszítette, s nagy erővel s magabiztosan ült a lován, de a gyeplőt úgy fogta, hogy a virginiaiak legrosszabb lovasa is mulatott volna rajta.