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                        White Fang 



White Fang 



                 Jack London 



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PART I 



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          CHAPTER                I ´ THE TRAIL OF THE MEAT 



     Dark   spruce   forest   frowned   on   either   side   the   frozen   waterway。   The 

trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost�察�

and   they   seemed   to   lean   towards   each   other�察  �black   and   ominous�察  �in   the 

fading   light。 A  vast   silence   reigned   over   the   land。 The   land   itself   was   a 

desolation�察�lifeless�察�without movement�察�so lone and cold that the spirit of it 

was not even that of sadness。 There was a hint in it of laughter�察�but of a 

laughter more terrible than any sadness ´ a laughter that was mirthless as 

the smile of the sphinx�察�a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the 

grimness of infallibility。 It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom 

of eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life。 It was the 

Wild�察�the savage�察�frozen´ hearted Northland Wild。 

     But there WAS life�察�abroad in the land and defiant。 Down the frozen 

waterway toiled a string of wolfish dogs。 Their bristly fur was rimed with 

frost。 Their breath froze in the air as it left their mouths�察�spouting forth in 

spumes of vapour that settled upon the hair of their bodies and formed into 

crystals   of   frost。   Leather   harness   was     on   the  dogs�察  �and   leather   traces 

attached them to a sled which dragged along behind。 The sled was without 

runners。 It was made of stout birch´bark�察�and its full surface rested on the 

snow。 The  front   end   of the  sled   was turned   up�察 �like  a  scroll�察�in order  to 

force down and under the bore of soft snow that surged like a wave before 

it。 On the sled�察�securely lashed�察�was a long and narrow oblong box。 There 

were   other   things   on   the   sled   ´   blankets�察  �an   axe�察  �and   a   coffee´pot   and 

frying´pan�察�but prominent�察�occupying most of the space�察�was the long and 

narrow oblong box。 

     In advance of the dogs�察�on wide snowshoes�察�toiled a man。 At the rear 

of the sled toiled a second man。 On the sled�察�in the box�察�lay a third man 

whose toil was over�察 � a man whom the Wild had conquered and beaten 

down until he would never move nor struggle again。 It is not the way of 

the Wild to like movement。 Life is an offence to it�察�for life is movement�察�

and   the   Wild   aims   always   to   destroy   movement。   It   freezes   the   water   to 

prevent it running to the sea�察�it drives the sap out of the trees till they are 



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frozen to their mighty hearts�察�and most ferociously and terribly of all does 

the   Wild   harry   and   crush   into   submission   man   ´   man   who   is   the   most 

restless of life�察�ever in revolt against the dictum that all movement must in 

the end come to the cessation of movement。 

     But at front and rear�察�unawed and indomitable�察�toiled the two men who 

were   not   yet   dead。   Their   bodies   were   covered   with   fur   and   soft´tanned 

leather。   Eyelashes   and   cheeks   and   lips   were   so   coated   with   the   crystals 

from  their   frozen   breath   that   their   faces   were   not   discernible。 This   gave 

them the seeming of ghostly masques�察�undertakers in a spectral world at 

the funeral of some ghost。 But under it all they were men�察�penetrating the 

land   of   desolation   and   mockery   and   silence�察  �puny   adventurers   bent   on 

colossal   adventure�察  �pitting   themselves   against   the   might   of   a   world   as 

remote and alien and pulseless as the abysses of space。 

     They travelled on without speech�察�saving their breath for the work of 

their   bodies。   On   every   side   was   the   silence�察  �pressing   upon   them   with   a 

tangible presence。 It affected their minds as the many atmospheres of deep 

water   affect   the   body   of   the   diver。   It   crushed   them   with   the   weight   of 

unending       vastness     and    unalterable     decree。     It  crushed     them     into   the 

remotest   recesses   of   their   own   minds�察  �pressing   out   of   them�察  �like   juices 

from the grape�察�all the false ardours and exaltations and undue self´values 

of the human soul�察�until they perceived themselves finite and small�察�specks 

and motes�察�moving with weak cunning and little wisdom amidst the play 

and inter´play of the great blind elements and forces。 

     An hour went by�察�and a second hour。 The pale light of the short sunless 

day  was   beginning   to   fade�察 �when   a  faint   far   cry  arose  on   the still   air。   It 

soared upward with a swift rush�察�till it reached its topmost note�察�where it 

persisted�察�palpitant   and   tense�察  �and   then   slowly  died   away。   It   might   have 

been     a   lost   soul   wailing�察  �had   it   not   been   invested   with   a   certain   sad 

fierceness and hungry eagerness。 The front man turned his head until his 

eyes met the eyes of the man behind。 And then�察�across the narrow oblong 

box�察�each nodded to the other。 

     A  second   cry   arose�察  �piercing   the   silence   with   needle´like   shrillness。 

Both   men   located   the  sound。  It   was   to   the  rear�察  �somewhere  in   the   snow 

expanse they had just traversed。 A third and answering cry arose�察�also to 



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the rear and to the left of the second cry。 

     ;They're after us�察�Bill�察─�said the man at the front。 

     His voice sounded hoarse and unreal�察�and he had spoken with apparent 

effort。 

     ;Meat is scarce�察─�answered his comrade。 ;I ain't seen a rabbit sign for 

days。; 

     Thereafter   they   spoke   no   more�察  �though   their   ears   were   keen   for   the 

hunting´cries that continued to rise behind them。 

     At   the   fall   of   darkness   they  swung   the  dogs   into   a   cluster  of   spruce 

trees on the edge of the waterway and made a camp。 The coffin�察�at the side 

of the fire�察�served for seat and table。 The wolf´dogs�察�clustered on the far 

side of the   fire�察�snarled and   bickered among themselves�察 �but evinced no 

inclination to stray off into the darkness。 

     ;Seems to me�察�Henry�察�they're stayin' remarkable close to camp�察─�Bill 

commented。 

     Henry�察  �squatting   over   the   fire   and   settling   the   pot   of   coffee   with   a 

piece   of   ice�察 �nodded。  Nor   did   he   speak till   he   had   taken his   seat   on   the 

coffin and begun to eat。 

     ;They   know   where   their   hides   is   safe�察─  �he   said。   ;They'd   sooner   eat 

grub than be grub。 The
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