Childlike
Sander recounts, "I have seen that before, how a dog can both sense and show the feeling of guilt, and like most of us it was something it did not like, especially when its owner started talking to it in an almost childlike tone of voice, which did not go well with the weather-beaten, line faced of a man who had undoubtedly been out on a cold night before and dealt with wayward things." Lars Haug's childlike voice appeals to Poker's (the dog's) remorse. He makes the dogs comprehend the inconvenience that he has been through searching for him throughout the night. The soft tone indicates that Haug adores Poker.
"Crown Prince"
Sander recalls, “we went to Jon’s house in the other direction where his mother greeted us so enthusiastically when we walked in you would have thought I was the Crown Prince or something.” Sander likens himself to a ‘Crown Prince’ to underscore his feeling of importance. He recognizes that he is significant in Jon’s life. Jon’s mother’s enthusiasm affirms that he holds Sander in high esteem and approves of Sander and Jon’s companionship.
Carpet
Sander explains, “At first the wood was thick and dark among the spruce trunks with no underbrush at all, only deep green moss like a huge carpet that was soft to walk on, for the light never wholly found its way here.” Here, Sander and Jon are en route to 'steal horses.' The carpet offers the imagery of a land surface that is concealed entirely by moss. Accordingly, their feet do not come into contact with dirt since the surface is covered extensively.
Glass
Sander recalls, “then there was a sudden silence around me that spread over everything, and through that silence I heard the birds. I distinctly heard the blackbird from the top of a spruce tree, as clear as glass I heard the lark high up and several other birds whose song I did not know.” The glass’ clearness underscores Sander’s certainty about the blackbird. He is familiar with it; hence, he discerns its voice when it sings. The singing distracts Sander from the omnipresent silence which governs his being at the particular moment.
“Laws of physics”
Sanders explains, “Just before the fence both horses turned sharply and the laws of physics tore me from my horse’s back and sent me kicking and flailing on in a straight like through the air and right over the fence.” The falling occurs after the horses fail to jump over the fence as Sander had anticipated. Gravity, which is alluded to in the metaphorical ‘ Laws of Physics,’ accelerates the fall. It would be difficult for Sander to circumvent the laws for they are governed by Physics and not humans.
