From the moment that your suspicions are aroused, you ought to be like a man mounted on a tricky horse, who always watches the ears of the beast, in fear of being thrown from the saddle.[Dès ce moment, vous êtes comme un cavalier qui, monté sur un cheval sournois, doit toujours le regarder entre les deux oreilles, sous peine d’être désarçonné.]

Source:(Dana Estes & Co., ed. 1901), Part II. Means of Defence, Interior and Exterior, Meditation X. A Treatise on Marital Policy, Page 117
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