But see! a lodge-flap swings; a squaw appears,

Hunched with the sudden cold. Her footsteps creak

Shrill in the hush. She stares upon the bleak,

White skyline for a moment, then goes in.

We follow her, push back the flap of skin,

Enter the lodge, inhale the smoke-tanged air

And blink upon the little faggot-flare

That blossoms in the center of the room.

Unsteady shadows haunt the outer gloom

Wherein the walls are guessed at. Upward, far,