as he was lying there , he heard the trampling of a horse 's hooves , as it forced its way through the bushes ; and , looking up , he saw the most beautiful lady that he had ever seen coming riding towards him on a grey palfrey . she wore a hunting dress of glistening silk , the colour of the fresh spring grass ; and from her shoulders hung a velvet mantle , which matched the riding - skirt exactly . her yellow hair , like rippling gold , hung loosely round her shoulders , and on her head sparkled a diadem of precious stones , which flashed like fire in the sunlight . her saddle was of pure ivory , and her saddle - cloth of blood - red satin , while her saddle girths were of corded silk and her stirrups of cut crystal . her horse 's reins were of beaten gold , all hung with little silver bells , so that , as she rode along , she made a sound like fairy music .
trampling of a horse 's hooves .
what did thomas hear while he was lying there ?
what did thomas hear while he was lying there ?