Quotation from: The Little Lady of the Big House

Written by: Jack London

"He has not spoken, but I am sure he knows, or guesses. You watch him.
He won't compete against you--"

"Compete!"

"Just that. He won't compete. Remember at the rodeo yesterday. He was
breaking mustangs when our party arrived, but he never mounted again.
Now he is a wonderful horse-breaker. You tried your hand. Frankly,
while you did fairly well, you couldn't touch him. But he wouldn't
show off against you. That alone would make me certain that he
guesses.