She glanced round for an instant, looked inquiringly at him, and
with a slight frown turned away again.
"Ah, I don't care!" she seemed to say to him, and she did not
once glance at him again.
The race was an unlucky one, and of the seventeen officers who
rode in it more than half were thrown and hurt. Towards the end
of the race everyone was in a state of agitation, which was
intensified by the fact that the Tsar was displeased.