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much torn for that。 It had been ripped almost in half�察�and was still bleeding 

profusely。 

     One     Eye    scooped     out   mouthfuls      of  the   blood´soaked       snow�察   �and 

chewed and tasted and swallowed。 This served as a relish�察�and his hunger 

increased mightily�察�but he was too old in the world to forget his caution。 

He waited。 He lay down and waited�察�while the porcupine grated its teeth 

and uttered grunts and sobs and occasional sharp little squeals。 In a little 

while�察  �One   Eye   noticed   that   the   quills   were   drooping   and   that   a   great 

quivering had set up。 The quivering came to an end suddenly。 There was a 

final defiant clash of the long teeth。 Then all the quills drooped quite down�察�

and the body relaxed and moved no more。 

     With a nervous�察�shrinking paw�察�One Eye stretched out the porcupine to 

its full length and turned it over on its back。 Nothing had happened。 It was 

surely dead。 He studied it intently for a moment�察�then took a careful grip 

with   his   teeth   and   started   off   down   the   stream�察  �partly   carrying�察  �partly 

dragging      the  porcupine�察     �with   head   turned    to  the   side   so  as  to  avoid 

stepping      on  the   prickly   mass。    He    recollected    something�察     �dropped     the 

burden�察�and trotted back to where he had left the ptarmigan。 He did not 

hesitate a moment。 He knew clearly what was to be done�察�and this he did 

by   promptly   eating      the   ptarmigan。     Then    he  returned    and    took   up   his 

burden。 

     When   he dragged   the   result   of   his day's   hunt   into   the   cave�察 �the   she´ 

wolf inspected it�察�turned her muzzle to him�察�and lightly licked him on the 

neck。 But the next instant she was warning him away from the cubs with a 

snarl   that   was   less   harsh   than   usual   and   that   was   more   apologetic   than 

menacing。   Her   instinctive   fear   of   the   father   of   her   progeny   was   toning 

down。   He   was   behaving   as   a   wolf´   father   should�察  �and   manifesting   no 



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unholy desire to devour the young lives she had brought into the world。 



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                    CHAPTER III ´ THE GREY CUB 



     He    was   different    from   his   brothers    and   sisters。  Their   hair   already 

betrayed the reddish hue inherited from their mother�察�the she´wolf�察�while 

he alone�察�in this particular�察�took after his father。 He was the one little grey 

cub of the litter。 He had bred true to the straight wolf´stock ´ in fact�察�he 

had    bred   true   to  old   One    Eye   himself�察   �physically�察   �with    but  a  single 

exception�察�and that was he had two eyes to his father's one。 

     The grey cub's eyes had not been open long�察�yet already he could see 

with   steady  clearness。 And   while   his   eyes   were   still   closed�察  �he   had   felt�察�

tasted�察  �and   smelled。   He   knew   his   two   brothers   and   his   two   sisters   very 

well。 He had begun to romp with them in a feeble�察�awkward way�察�and even 

to   squabble�察  �his   little   throat   vibrating   with   a   queer   rasping   noise   ��the 

forerunner of the growl���察�as he worked himself into a passion。 And long 

before his   eyes   had opened he had learned   by  touch�察�taste�察 �and   smell   to 

know his mother ´ a fount of warmth and liquid food and tenderness。 She 

possessed a gentle�察�caressing tongue that soothed him when it passed over 

his soft little body�察�and that impelled him to snuggle close against her and 

to doze off to sleep。 

     Most of the first month of his life had been passed thus in sleeping�察�but 

now he could see quite  well�察�and   he stayed   awake for   longer periods   of 

time�察  �and   he   was   coming   to   learn   his   world   quite   well。   His   world   was 

gloomy�察�but he did not know that�察�for he knew no other world。 It was dim´ 

lighted�察�but his eyes had never had to adjust themselves to any other light。 

His world was very small。 Its limits were the walls of the lair�察�but as he 

had no knowledge of the wide world outside�察�he was never oppressed by 

the narrow confines of his existence。 

     But he had early discovered that one wall of his world was different 

from the rest。 This was the mouth of the cave and the source of light。 He 

had   discovered   that   it   was different   from  the   other  walls long   before  he 

had   any   thoughts   of   his   own�察  �any   conscious   volitions。   It   had   been   an 

irresistible attraction before ever his eyes opened and looked upon it。 The 

light   from   it   had   beat   upon   his   sealed   lids�察  �and   the   eyes   and   the   optic 



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nerves      had    pulsated     to  little�察 �sparklike     flashes�察   �warm´coloured         and 

strangely pleasing。 The life of his body�察�and of every fibre of his body�察�the 

life that was the very substance of his body and that was apart from his 

own     personal     life�察 �had   yearned     toward     this  light   and   urged    his  body 

toward it in the same way that the cunning chemistry of a plant urges it 

toward the sun。 

     Always�察  �in   the   beginning�察  �before   his   conscious   life   dawned�察  �he   had 

crawled toward the mouth of the cave。 And in this his brothers and sisters 

were one with him。 Never�察�in that period�察�did any of them crawl toward the 

dark corners of the back´wall。 The light drew them as if they were plants�察�

the   chemistry   of   the   life   that   composed   them   demanded   the   light   as   a 

necessity      of  being�察   �and   their   little  puppet´bodies      crawled     blindly    and 

chemically�察  �like   the   tendrils   of   a   vine。   Later   on�察  �when   each   developed 

individuality and became personally conscious of impulsions and desires�察�

the    attraction    of  the   light  increased。     They    were    always     crawling     and 

sprawling toward it�察�and being driven back from it by their mother。 

     It   was   in   this   way   that   the   grey   cub   learned   other   attributes   of   his 

mother than the soft�察�soothing�察�tongue。 In his insistent crawling toward the 

light�察  �he   discovered   in   her   a   nose   that   with   a   sharp   nudge   administered 

rebuke�察�and later�察�a paw�察�that crushed him down and rolled him over and 

over with swift�察�calculating stroke。 Thus he learned hurt�察�and on top of it 

he learned to avoid hurt�察�first�察�by not incurring the risk of it�察�and second�察�

when he had incurred the risk�察�by dodging and by retreating。 These were 

conscious actions�察�and were the results of his first generalisations upon the 

world。   Before   that   he   had   reco
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