194 THE COUNTRY DOCTOR 



when he is the Hfe of the party, the ready deviser 

 of expedients, the inventor of camp conveniences, 

 the closest observer of nature, the keenest and yet 

 the gentlest of sportsmen. 



He is the better doctor for being a good sports- 

 man, and his patients have no cause to blame him 

 for deserting them, for he brings back to their serv- 

 ice a clearer brain, firmer nerves, and a stronger 

 body. 



