Doc chooses to lead the horse and walk on foot alongside the Doctor, rather than ride and have to look down while speaking with the gentleman as they make their way up along the road to his place.
Once the animal is safely tucked away in an empty stall, tack removed, fed, and watered, Doc fetches his coat - a shorter, thigh length, rather than the long duster - and shrugs it onto his shoulders before he and Hawthorn set back out to head down the road to the festivities.
"I do appreciate the kindness, Dr. Hawthorn," he tells the older gentleman, as they walk. "It ain't all too often you can find a place to stay, folks to open their homes, in some of these smaller towns 'long the road."
From his tone, one might gather that there have been nights spent sleeping on the ground under the stairs, and it's obvious that 'Jay' is very grateful for a stable for his horse and bed for his body.
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Once the animal is safely tucked away in an empty stall, tack removed, fed, and watered, Doc fetches his coat - a shorter, thigh length, rather than the long duster - and shrugs it onto his shoulders before he and Hawthorn set back out to head down the road to the festivities.
"I do appreciate the kindness, Dr. Hawthorn," he tells the older gentleman, as they walk. "It ain't all too often you can find a place to stay, folks to open their homes, in some of these smaller towns 'long the road."
From his tone, one might gather that there have been nights spent sleeping on the ground under the stairs, and it's obvious that 'Jay' is very grateful for a stable for his horse and bed for his body.