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make it worse�察�the light of the sky was obscured and snow began to fall ´ a 

raw�察�moist�察�melting�察�clinging snow�察�slippery under foot�察�that hid from him 

the landscape he   traversed�察  �and that   covered   over   the inequalities   of   the 

ground so that the way of his feet was more difficult and painful。 

     Grey Beaver had intended camping that night on the far bank of the 

Mackenzie�察�for it was in that direction that the hunting lay。 But on the near 

bank�察�shortly before dark�察�a moose coming down to drink�察�had been espied 

by Kloo´kooch�察�who was Grey Beaver's squaw。 Now�察�had not the moose 

come   down   to   drink�察  �had   not   Mit´sah   been   steering   out   of   the   course 

because of the snow�察�had not Kloo´kooch sighted the moose�察�and had not 

Grey Beaver killed it with a lucky shot from his rifle�察�all subsequent things 

would have happened differently。 Grey Beaver would not have camped on 

the near side of the Mackenzie�察�and White Fang would have passed by and 

gone on�察�either to die or to find his way to his wild brothers and become 

one of them ´ a wolf to the end of his days。 

     Night had fallen。 The snow was flying more thickly�察�and White Fang�察�

whimpering softly to himself as he stumbled and limped along�察�came upon 

a fresh trail in the snow。 So fresh was it that he knew it immediately for 

what   it   was。   Whining   with   eagerness�察  �he   followed   back   from   the   river 

bank and in among the trees。 The camp´sounds came to his ears。 He saw 

the blaze of the fire�察�Kloo´ kooch cooking�察�and Grey Beaver squatting on 

his hams and mumbling a chunk of raw tallow。 There was fresh meat in 

camp� �

     White Fang expected a beating。 He crouched and bristled a little at the 

thought   of   it。   Then   he   went   forward   again。   He   feared   and   disliked   the 

beating   he   knew   to   be   waiting   for   him。   But   he   knew�察  �further�察  �that   the 

comfort      of  the   fire  would     be   his�察 �the   protection    of   the   gods�察  �the 

companionship of the dogs ´ the last�察�a companionship of enmity�察�but none 

the less a companionship and satisfying to his gregarious needs。 

     He   came   cringing   and   crawling   into   the   firelight。   Grey   Beaver   saw 

him�察   �and    stopped    munching      the  tallow。   White     Fang    crawled    slowly�察�

cringing and grovelling in the abjectness of his abasement and submission。 

He    crawled     straight   toward    Grey    Beaver�察   �every   inch   of  his   progress 

becoming slower and more painful。 At last he lay at the master's feet�察�into 



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whose possession he now surrendered himself�察�voluntarily�察�body and soul。 

Of his own choice�察�he came in to sit by man's fire and to be ruled by him。 

White Fang trembled�察�waiting for the punishment to fall upon him。 There 

was a movement of the hand above him。 He cringed involuntarily under 

the expected blow。 It did not fall。 He stole a glance upward。 Grey Beaver 

was breaking the lump   of   tallow in half�   �Grey  Beaver   was offering him 

one piece of the tallow� �Very gently and somewhat suspiciously�察�he first 

smelled the tallow and then proceeded to eat it。 Grey Beaver ordered meat 

to be brought to him�察�and guarded him from the other dogs while he ate。 

After   that�察  �grateful   and   content�察  �White   Fang   lay   at   Grey   Beaver's   feet�察�

gazing   at   the   fire   that   warmed   him�察  �blinking   and   dozing�察  �secure   in   the 

knowledge       that   the   morrow     would     find   him�察  �not   wandering      forlorn 

through bleak forest´stretches�察�but in the camp of the man´animals�察�with 

the   gods   to   whom   he   had   given   himself   and   upon   whom   he   was   now 

dependent。 



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                    CHAPTER V ´ THE COVENANT 



     When December was well along�察�Grey Beaver went on a journey up 

the Mackenzie。 Mit´sah and Kloo´kooch went with him。 One sled he drove 

himself�察  �drawn   by   dogs   he   had   traded   for   or   borrowed。   A   second   and 

smaller sled was driven by Mit´sah�察�and to this was harnessed a team of 

puppies。   It   was   more   of   a   toy   affair   than   anything   else�察  �yet   it   was   the 

delight of Mit´sah�察�who felt that he was beginning to do a man's work in 

the world。 Also�察�he was learning to drive dogs and to train dogs�察�while the 

puppies themselves were being broken in to the harness。 Furthermore�察�the 

sled   was   of   some   service�察  �for   it   carried   nearly   two   hundred   pounds   of 

outfit and food。 

     White Fang had seen the camp´dogs toiling in the harness�察�so that he 

did   not   resent   overmuch   the   first   placing   of   the   harness   upon   himself。 

About   his   neck   was   put   a   moss´stuffed   collar�察  �which   was   connected   by 

two pulling´traces to a strap that passed around his chest and over his back。 

It was to this that   was fastened the   long rope   by which he pulled at the 

sled。 

     There   were   seven   puppies   in   the   team。   The   others   had   been   born 

earlier in the year and were nine and ten months old�察�while White   Fang 

was only eight months old。 Each dog was fastened to the sled by a single 

rope。 No two ropes were of the same length�察�while the difference in length 

between any two ropes was at least that of a dog's body。 Every rope was 

brought to a ring at the front end of the sled。 The sled itself was without 

runners�察�being a birch´bark toboggan�察�with upturned forward end to keep it 

from ploughing under the snow。 This construction enabled the weight of 

the sled and load to be distributed over the largest snow´surface�察�for the 

snow was crystal´powder and very soft。 Observing the same principle of 

widest distribution of weight�察�the dogs at the ends of their ropes radiated 

fan´fashion   from   the   nose   of   the   sled�察  �so   that   no   dog   trod   in   another's 

footsteps。 

     There was�察�furthermore�察�another virtue in the fan´formation。 The ropes 

of varying length prevented the dogs attacking from the rear those that ran 



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in front of them。 For a dog to attack another�察�it would have to turn upon 

one at a shorter rope。 In which case it would find itself face to face with 

the dog attacked�察�and also it would find itself facing the whip of the driver。 

But the most peculiar virtue of all lay in the fact that the dog that strove to 

attack one in front of him must pull the sled faster�察�and that the faster the 

sled travelled�察�the faster could the dog atta
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