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10 A Talk in the Orchard

           Iadmittheydosometimescometooclosetobepleasant,butwedon’trunaway;weareusedtoit,andunderstandit,andifweneverhadblinkersputonweshouldneverwantthem;weshouldseewhatwasthere,andknowwhatwaswhat,andbemuchlessfrightenedthanbyonlyseeingbitsofthingsthatwecan’tunderstand.Ofcoursetheremaybesomenervoushorseswhohavebeenhurtorfrightenedwhentheywereyoung,whomaybethebetterforthem;butasIneverwasnervous,Ican’tjudge.”

           “Iconsider,”saidSirOliver,“thatblinkersaredangerousthingsinthenight;wehorsescanseemuchbetterinthedarkthanmencan,andmanyanaccidentwouldneverhavehappenedifhorsesmighthavehadthefulluseoftheireyes.Someyearsago,Iremember,therewasahearsewithtwohorsesreturningonedarknight,andjustbyFarmerSparrow’shouse,wherethepondisclosetotheroad,thewheelswenttooneartheedge,andthehearsewasoverturnedintothewater;boththehorsesweredrowned,andthedriverhardlyescaped.Ofcourseafterthisaccidentastoutwhiterailwasputupthatmightbeeasilyseen,butifthosehorseshadnotbeenpartlyblinded,theywouldofthemselveshavekeptfurtherfromtheedge,andnoaccidentwouldhavehappened.Whenourmaster’scarriagewasoverturned,beforeyoucamehere,itwassaidthatifthelampontheleftsidehadnotgoneout,Johnwouldhaveseenthegreatholethattheroad-makershadleft;andsohemight,butifoldColinhadnothadblinkersonhewouldhaveseenit,lampornolamp,forhewasfartooknowinganoldhorsetorunintodanger

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