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faithful�察�the most valuable of all the dogs。 

     ;Makin'   free   to   spit   out   what's   in   me�察─  �Matt   said   one   day�察   �I   beg   to 



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state that you was a wise guy all right when you paid the price you did for 

that dog。 You clean swindled Beauty Smith on top of pushin' his face in 

with your fist。; 

     A recrudescence of anger glinted in Weedon Scott's grey eyes�察�and he 

muttered savagely�察 �The beast� ─�

     In the late spring a great trouble came to White Fang。 Without warning�察�

the love´master disappeared。 There had been warning�察�but White Fang was 

unversed in such things and did not understand the packing of a grip。 He 

remembered        afterwards     that   his  packing     had   preceded     the   master's 

disappearance�察�but at the time he suspected nothing。 That night he waited 

for the master to return。 At midnight the chill wind that blew drove him to 

shelter at the rear of the cabin。 There he drowsed�察�only half asleep�察�his ears 

keyed for the first sound of the familiar step。 But�察�at two in the morning�察�

his anxiety drove him out to the cold front stoop�察�where he crouched�察�and 

waited。 

     But no master came。 In the morning the door opened and Matt stepped 

outside。 White Fang gazed at him wistfully。 There was no common speech 

by   which   he   might   learn   what   he   wanted   to   know。   The   days   came   and 

went�察�but never the master。 White Fang�察�who had never known sickness in 

his life�察�became sick。 He became very sick�察�so sick that Matt was finally 

compelled to bring him inside the cabin。 Also�察�in writing to his employer�察�

Matt devoted a postscript to White Fang。 

     Weedon   Scott   reading   the   letter   down in   Circle   City�察  �came   upon   the 

following�此�

     ;That dam wolf won't work。 Won't eat。 Aint got no spunk left。 All the 

dogs is licking him。 Wants to know what has become of you�察�and I don't 

know how to tell him。 Mebbe he is going to die。; 

     It was as Matt had said。 White Fang had ceased eating�察�lost heart�察�and 

allowed every dog of the team to thrash him。 In the cabin he lay on the 

floor   near   the   stove�察  �without   interest   in   food�察  �in   Matt�察  �nor   in   life。   Matt 

might talk gently to him or swear at him�察�it was all the same�察�he never did 

more than turn his dull eyes upon the man�察�then drop his head back to its 

customary position on his fore´ paws。 

     And   then�察  �one   night�察  �Matt�察  �reading   to   himself   with   moving   lips   and 



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mumbled sounds�察�was startled by a low whine from White Fang。 He had 

got upon his feet�察�his ears cocked towards the door�察�and he was listening 

intently。   A   moment   later�察  �Matt   heard   a   footstep。   The   door   opened�察  �and 

Weedon Scott stepped in。 The two men shook hands。 Then Scott looked 

around the room。 

     ;Where's the wolf�拭─�he asked。 

     Then he discovered him�察�standing where he had been lying�察�near to the 

stove。 He had not rushed forward after the manner of other dogs。 He stood�察�

watching and waiting。 

     ;Holy smoke� ─�Matt exclaimed。 ;Look at 'm wag his tail� ─�

     Weedon   Scott   strode   half   across   the   room   toward   him�察  �at   the   same 

time   calling   him。  White   Fang   came   to   him�察  �not   with   a   great   bound�察  �yet 

quickly。 He was awakened from self´consciousness�察�but as he drew near�察�

his   eyes   took   on   a   strange   expression。   Something�察  �an   incommunicable 

vastness of feeling�察�rose up into his eyes as a light and shone forth。 

     ;He   never   looked   at   me   that   way   all   the   time   you   was   gone� ─  �Matt 

commented。 

     Weedon Scott did not hear。 He was squatting down on his heels�察�face 

to face with White Fang and petting him ´ rubbing at the roots of the ears�察�

making long caressing strokes down the neck to the shoulders�察�tapping the 

spine gently with the balls of his fingers。 And White Fang was growling 

responsively�察�the crooning note of the growl more pronounced than ever。 

     But   that   was   not   all。   What   of   his   joy�察  �the   great   love   in   him�察  �ever 

surging and struggling to express itself�察�succeeding in finding a new mode 

of expression。 He suddenly thrust his head forward and nudged his way in 

between the master's arm and body。 And here�察�confined�察�hidden from view 

all except his ears�察�no longer growling�察�he continued to nudge and snuggle。 

     The two men looked at each other。 Scott's eyes were shining。 

     ;Gosh� ─�said Matt in an awe´stricken voice。 

     A  moment   later�察  �when   he   had   recovered   himself�察  �he   said�察   �I   always 

insisted that wolf was a dog。 Look at 'm� ─�

     With the return of the love´master�察�White Fang's recovery was rapid。 

Two   nights   and   a   day   he   spent   in   the   cabin。   Then   he   sallied   forth。   The 

sled´dogs   had   forgotten   his   prowess。   They   remembered   only   the   latest�察�



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which was his weakness and sickness。 At the sight of him as he came out 

of the cabin�察�they sprang upon him。 

     ;Talk about your rough´houses�察─�Matt murmured gleefully�察�standing in 

the doorway and looking on。 

     Give 'm hell�察�you wolf� �Give 'm hell�  � an' then some� ─�

     White Fang did not need the encouragement。 The return of the love´ 

master   was   enough。   Life   was   flowing   through   him   again�察  �splendid   and 

indomitable。 He fought from sheer joy�察�finding in it an expression of much 

that he felt and that otherwise was without speech。 There could be but one 

ending。   The   team   dispersed   in   ignominious   defeat�察  �and   it   was   not   until 

after dark that the dogs came sneaking back�察�one by one�察�by meekness and 

humility signifying their fealty to White Fang。 

     Having learned to snuggle�察�White Fang was guilty of it often。 It was 

the final word。 He could not go beyond it。 The one thing of which he had 

always been particularly jealous was his head。 He had always disliked to 

have it touched。 It was the Wild in him�察�the fear of hurt and of the trap�察�

that had given rise to the panicky impulses to avoid contacts。 It was the 

mandate   of   his   instinct   that   that   head   must   be   free。 And   now�察  �with   the 

love´master�察�his snuggling was the deliberate act of putting himself into a 

position     of   hopeless    helplessness。     It  was    an   expression      of  perfect 

confidence�察  �of   absolute   self´surrender�察  �as   though   he   said�此   �I   put   myself 

into thy hands。 Work thou thy will with me。; 

     One night�察�not long after the return�察�Scott and Matt sat at a game of 

cribbage preliminary to
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