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|HORSE DAYS Before he leaves the house, the doctor puts on a long fur-coat and a fur hat, and lights a lantern. He steps out into a cold wind and drifting snow. The rays from his lantern form a moving pool of brightness in the black night. The circle of shining snow is criss- crossed by dancing shadows. He enters the warm stable. The moist air is heavy with the smell of hay and manure.. Two horses stir uneasily and show the whites of their eyes. He takes oily harness from the pegs and buckles it on the mare. Then he backs her between the shafts of the cutter. He scolds sharply when she tries to evade her duty by shaking her head and stepping sideways. When all is ready, and horse and cutter stand outside the stable- door, the doctor clamps his lantern to the dashboard, dons his fur- gauntlets, and pulls the buffalo-robe over his knees. He slaps the reins across the back of the reluctant mare and cries "Giddup!". Through the windy darkness of a lonely country road the bells jingle endlessly. A feeble light from the lantern lights up a patch of gliding snow beside the horse, and glimmers on her rump and flank. Icy winds search the doctor's fur-coat, probing for a crevice; and drive stinging snow into his face. The cutter sways and jolts in and out of pitch-holes On and on the mare trots, until finally the doctor discerns a yellow light. It shines from a window. A dog barks. A door opens, silhouetting the figure of a man. The man comes out with a lantern and warmly greets the doctor, and then leads the horse towards the barn. The country doctor then enters the house to make his call. A link with the past. 213