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open the cylinder�察�and assured himself of its contents。
;Look here�察 �Mr。 Scott�察─ �Matt objected�察 �that dog's ben through hell。
You can't expect 'm to come out a white an' shinin' angel。 Give 'm time。;
;Look at Major�察─�the other rejoined。
The dog´musher surveyed the stricken dog。 He had sunk down on the
snow in the circle of his blood and was plainly in the last gasp。
;Served 'm right。 You said so yourself�察 �Mr。 Scott。 He tried to take
White Fang's meat�察�an' he's dead´O。 That was to be expected。 I wouldn't
give two whoops in hell for a dog that wouldn't fight for his own meat。;
;But look at yourself�察�Matt。 It's all right about the dogs�察�but we must
draw the line somewhere。;
;Served me right�察─�Matt argued stubbornly。 ;What'd I want to kick 'm
for�拭�You said yourself that he'd done right。 Then I had no right to kick 'm。;
;It would be a mercy to kill him�察─�Scott insisted。 ;He's untamable。;
;Now look here�察�Mr。 Scott�察�give the poor devil a fightin' chance。 He
ain't had no chance yet。 He's just come through hell�察 �an' this is the first
time he's ben loose。 Give 'm a fair chance�察�an' if he don't deliver the goods�察�
I'll kill 'm myself。 There� ─�
;God knows I don't want to kill him or have him killed�察─ �Scott
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answered�察�putting away the revolver。 ;We'll let him run loose and see what
kindness can do for him。 And here's a try at it。;
He walked over to White Fang and began talking to him gently and
soothingly。
;Better have a club handy�察─�Matt warned。
Scott shook his head and went on trying to win White Fang's
confidence。
White Fang was suspicious。 Something was impending。 He had killed
this god's dog�察�bitten his companion god�察�and what else was to be expected
than some terrible punishment�拭�But in the face of it he was indomitable。
He bristled and showed his teeth�察�his eyes vigilant�察�his whole body wary
and prepared for anything。 The god had no club�察 �so he suffered him to
approach quite near。 The god's hand had come out and was descending
upon his head。 White Fang shrank together and grew tense as he crouched
under it。 Here was danger�察 �some treachery or something。 He knew the
hands of the gods�察 �their proved mastery�察 �their cunning to hurt。 Besides�察�
there was his old antipathy to being touched。 He snarled more menacingly�察�
crouched still lower�察�and still the hand descended。 He did not want to bite
the hand�察�and he endured the peril of it until his instinct surged up in him�察�
mastering him with its insatiable yearning for life。
Weedon Scott had believed that he was quick enough to avoid any
snap or slash。 But he had yet to learn the remarkable quickness of White
Fang�察�who struck with the certainty and swiftness of a coiled snake。
Scott cried out sharply with surprise�察 �catching his torn hand and
holding it tightly in his other hand。 Matt uttered a great oath and sprang to
his side。 White Fang crouched down�察�and backed away�察�bristling�察�showing
his fangs�察�his eyes malignant with menace。 Now he could expect a beating
as fearful as any he had received from Beauty Smith。
;Here� �What are you doing�拭─�Scott cried suddenly。
Matt had dashed into the cabin and come out with a rifle。
;Nothin'�察─�he said slowly�察�with a careless calmness that was assumed�察�
;only goin' to keep that promise I made。 I reckon it's up to me to kill 'm as
I said I'd do。;
;No you don't� ─�
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;Yes I do。 Watch me。;
As Matt had pleaded for White Fang when he had been bitten�察�it was
now Weedon Scott's turn to plead。
;You said to give him a chance。 Well�察�give it to him。 We've only just
started�察�and we can't quit at the beginning。 It served me right�察�this time。
And ´ look at him� ─�
White Fang�察 �near the corner of the cabin and forty feet away�察 �was
snarling with blood´curdling viciousness�察 �not at Scott�察 �but at the dog´
musher。
;Well�察 �I'll be everlastingly gosh´swoggled� ─ �was the dog´musher's
expression of astonishment。
;Look at the intelligence of him�察─�Scott went on hastily。 ;He knows the
meaning of firearms as well as you do。 He's got intelligence and we've got
to give that intelligence a chance。 Put up the gun。;
;All right�察 �I'm willin'�察─ �Matt agreed�察 �leaning the rifle against the
woodpile
;But will you look at that� ─�he exclaimed the next moment。
White Fang had quieted down and ceased snarling。 ;This is worth
investigatin'。 Watch。;
Matt�察 �reached for the rifle�察 �and at the same moment White Fang
snarled。 He stepped away from the rifle�察 �and White Fang's lifted lips
descended�察�covering his teeth。
;Now�察�just for fun。;
Matt took the rifle and began slowly to raise it to his shoulder。 White
Fang's snarling began with the movement�察�and increased as the movement
approached its culmination。 But the moment before the rifle came to a
level on him�察 �he leaped sidewise behind the corner of the cabin。 Matt
stood staring along the sights at the empty space of snow which had been
occupied by White Fang。
The dog´musher put the rifle down solemnly�察�then turned and looked
at his employer。
;I agree with you�察�Mr。 Scott。 That dog's too intelligent to kill。;
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CHAPTER VI ´ THE LOVE´MASTER
As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach�察 �he bristled and
snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment。 Twenty´four
hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now
bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it。 In the past
White Fang had experienced delayed punishments�察 �and he apprehended
that such a one was about to befall him。 How could it be otherwise�拭�He
had committed what was to him sacrilege�察 �sunk his fangs into the holy
flesh of a god�察�and of a white´skinned superior god at that。 In the nature of
things�察�and of intercourse with gods�察�something terrible awaited him。
The god sat down several feet away。 White Fang could see nothing
dangerous in that。 When the gods adm
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