Sentence:  There he is, moving in his best form, with the full knowledge that that long whip in his rear will once more be round his flanks, as it has often been before, if he fails to wake up when he comes out for a show—well <WSD>gingered</WSD>, too, we should say, and all life and action. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion.