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ate the dog´food。 。 。 。 Then she ate the dogs。 。 。 。 An' after that she ate
Bill。 。 。 。 ;
;Where's Lord Alfred�拭─�one of the men bellowed in his ear�察 �shaking
him roughly。
He shook his head slowly。 ;No�察�she didn't eat him。 。 。 。 He's roostin' in
a tree at the last camp。;
;Dead�拭─�the man shouted。
;An' in a box�察─ �Henry answered。 He jerked his shoulder petulantly
away from the grip of his questioner。 ;Say�察�you lemme alone。 。 。 。 I'm jes'
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plump tuckered out。 。 。 。 Goo' night�察�everybody。;
His eyes fluttered and went shut。 His chin fell forward on his chest。
And even as they eased him down upon the blankets his snores were rising
on the frosty air。
But there was another sound。 Far and faint it was�察 �in the remote
distance�察�the cry of the hungry wolf´pack as it took the trail of other meat
than the man it had just missed。
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PART II
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CHAPTER I ´ THE BATTLE OF THE FANGS
It was the she´wolf who had first caught the sound of men's voices and
the whining of the sled´dogs�察 �and it was the she´wolf who was first to
spring away from the cornered man in his circle of dying flame。 The pack
had been loath to forego the kill it had hunted down�察�and it lingered for
several minutes�察�making sure of the sounds�察�and then it�察�too�察�sprang away
on the trail made by the she´ wolf。
Running at the forefront of the pack was a large grey wolf ´ one of its
several leaders。 It was he who directed the pack's course on the heels of
the she´wolf。 It was he who snarled warningly at the younger members of
the pack or slashed at them with his fangs when they ambitiously tried to
pass him。 And it was he who increased the pace when he sighted the she´
wolf�察�now trotting slowly across the snow。
She dropped in alongside by him�察 �as though it were her appointed
position�察�and took the pace of the pack。 He did not snarl at her�察�nor show
his teeth�察�when any leap of hers chanced to put her in advance of him。 On
the contrary�察�he seemed kindly disposed toward her ´ too kindly to suit her�察�
for he was prone to run near to her�察�and when he ran too near it was she
who snarled and showed her teeth。 Nor was she above slashing his
shoulder sharply on occasion。 At such times he betrayed no anger。 He
merely sprang to the side and ran stiffly ahead for several awkward leaps�察�
in carriage and conduct resembling an abashed country swain。
This was his one trouble in the running of the pack�察�but she had other
troubles。 On her other side ran a gaunt old wolf�察�grizzled and marked with
the scars of many battles。 He ran always on her right side。 The fact that he
had but one eye�察�and that the left eye�察�might account for this。 He�察�also�察�was
addicted to crowding her�察 �to veering toward her till his scarred muzzle
touched her body�察�or shoulder�察�or neck。 As with the running mate on the
left�察�she repelled these attentions with her teeth�察�but when both bestowed
their attentions at the same time she was roughly jostled�察�being compelled�察�
with quick snaps to either side�察�to drive both lovers away and at the same
time to maintain her forward leap with the pack and see the way of her
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feet before her。 At such times her running mates flashed their teeth and
growled threateningly across at each other。 They might have fought�察�but
even wooing and its rivalry waited upon the more pressing hunger´need of
the pack。
After each repulse�察�when the old wolf sheered abruptly away from the
sharp´toothed object of his desire�察 �he shouldered against a young three´
year´old that ran on his blind right side。 This young wolf had attained his
full size�察�and�察�considering the weak and famished condition of the pack�察�he
possessed more than the average vigour and spirit。 Nevertheless�察 �he ran
with his head even with the shoulder of his one´eyed elder。 When he
ventured to run abreast of the older wolf ��which was seldom���察�a snarl and a
snap sent him back even with the shoulder again。 Sometimes�察�however�察�he
dropped cautiously and slowly behind and edged in between the old leader
and the she´wolf。 This was doubly resented�察 �even triply resented。 When
she snarled her displeasure�察�the old leader would whirl on the three´year´
old。 Sometimes she whirled with him。 And sometimes the young leader on
the left whirled�察�too。
At such times�察�confronted by three sets of savage teeth�察�the young wolf
stopped precipitately�察�throwing himself back on his haunches�察�with fore´
legs stiff�察�mouth menacing�察�and mane bristling。 This confusion in the front
of the moving pack always caused confusion in the rear。 The wolves
behind collided with the young wolf and expressed their displeasure by
administering sharp nips on his hind´legs and flanks。 He was laying up
trouble for himself�察�for lack of food and short tempers went together�察�but
with the boundless faith of youth he persisted in repeating the manoeuvre
every little while�察�though it never succeeded in gaining anything for him
but discomfiture。
Had there been food�察 �love´making and fighting would have gone on
apace�察 �and the pack´formation would have been broken up。 But the
situation of the pack was desperate。 It was lean with long´ standing hunger。
It ran below its ordinary speed。 At the rear limped the weak members�察�the
very young and the very old。 At the front were the strongest。 Yet all were
more like skeletons than full´bodied wolves。 Nevertheless�察 �with the
exception of the ones that limped�察 �the movements of the animals were
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eftortless and tireless。 Their stringy muscles seemed founts of
inexhaustible energy。 Behind every steel´like contraction of a muscle�察�lay
another steel´like contraction�察�and another�察�and another�察�apparently without
end。
They ran many miles that day。 They ran through the night。 And the
next day found them still running。 They
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