▁becomes ▁aware ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁horse ▁at ▁such ▁a ▁distance ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁excellent ▁sight ▁he ▁bo asts ▁of ▁he ▁cannot ▁tell ▁if ▁a ▁man , ▁woman ▁or ▁child ▁is ▁following ▁it . ▁White ▁is ▁a ▁colour ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁effect ▁on ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁f lies ▁into ▁a ▁ra ge ▁simply ▁at ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁it ▁( See ▁Class ical ▁condition ing ). ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁he ▁had ▁tried ▁" be ating ▁his ▁head ▁against ▁something " ▁but ▁has ▁discovered ▁that ▁short ▁burst s ▁of ▁energy , ▁" running ▁five ▁or ▁ten ▁yards ", ▁works ▁best . ▁After ▁this ▁he ▁wal ks ▁on ▁for ▁a ▁bit ▁and ▁then ▁heads ▁home . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day , ▁despite ▁having ▁had ▁another ▁bad ▁night , ▁he ▁leaves ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁doesn ’ t ▁return ▁until ▁night fall . ▁He ▁describes ▁being ▁" set ▁on ▁and ▁purs ued ▁by ▁… ▁sto ats " ▁which ▁– ▁perhaps ▁significantly ▁– ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁" a ▁family ▁or ▁tribe " ▁rather ▁than ▁using ▁the ▁more ▁common ▁collect ive ▁n oun , ▁pack . ▁This ▁is ▁not ew orth y ▁because ▁he ▁specifically ▁mentions ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁good ▁head ▁for ▁facts ▁having ▁" p icked ▁up ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁hard ▁knowledge ". ▁He ▁surv ives ▁the ▁attack ▁but ▁reg rets ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁let ▁them ▁finish ▁him ▁off . ▁ ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁day ▁are ▁dist illed ▁into ▁the ▁look ▁he ▁gets ▁from ▁an ▁old ▁road ▁worker ▁named ▁Bal fe