Read the selection from the section "the spirit of a hessian german soldier."

the dominant spirit that haunts this enchanted region is the ghost of a figure on horseback, without a head. it is said by some to be the spirit of a hessian german soldier, whose head was carried away by a cannonball during the revolutionary war. ever since then, the soldier has been seen hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind.

adding which of these sentences to the selection would explain the meaning of the phrase "as if on the wings of the wind" in the context of the story?