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pat him。 

     Yet White   Fang   was   never   effusively  affectionate。   He   yielded   to   the 

master's children with an ill but honest grace�察�and endured their fooling as 

one would endure a painful operation。 When he could no longer endure�察�he 

would get up and stalk determinedly away from them。 But after a time�察�he 

grew even to like the children。 Still he was not demonstrative。 He would 

not go up to them。 On the other hand�察�instead of walking away at sight of 

them�察�he waited   for them to   come to him。 And still later�察 �it was   noticed 

that a pleased light came into his eyes when he saw them approaching�察�and 

that he looked after them with an appearance of curious regret when they 

left him for other amusements。 

     All this was a matter of development�察�and took time。 Next in his regard�察�

after the children�察�was Judge Scott。 There were two reasons�察�possibly�察�for 

this。 First�察�he was evidently a valuable possession of the master's�察�and next�察�

he was undemonstrative。 White Fang liked to lie at his feet on the   wide 

porch   when   he   read   the   newspaper�察  �from   time   to   time   favouring   White 

Fang   with   a   look   or   a   word   ´   untroublesome   tokens   that   he   recognised 

White Fang's presence and existence。 But this was only when the master 

was not around。 When the master appeared�察�all other beings ceased to exist 

so far as White Fang was concerned。 

     White   Fang   allowed   all   the   members   of   the   family   to   pet   him   and 

make much of him�察�but he never gave to them what he gave to the master。 

No caress of theirs could put the love´croon into his throat�察�and�察�try as they 

would�察�they could never persuade him into snuggling against them。 This 

expression of abandon and surrender�察�of absolute trust�察�he reserved for the 

master alone。 In fact�察�he never regarded the members of the family in any 

other light than possessions of the love´master。 



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     Also White   Fang had   early  come to   differentiate between   the   family 

and the servants of the household。 The latter were afraid of him�察�while he 

merely   refrained   from   attacking   them。   This   because   he   considered   that 

they   were   likewise   possessions   of   the   master。   Between   White   Fang   and 

them  existed   a   neutrality   and   no   more。  They  cooked   for   the   master   and 

washed   the   dishes   and   did   other   things   just   as   Matt   had   done   up   in   the 

Klondike。 They were�察�in short�察�appurtenances of the household。 

     Outside the household there was even more for White Fang to learn。 

The   master's   domain   was   wide   and   complex�察  �yet   it   had   its   metes   and 

bounds。      The    land   itself   ceased    at  the   county     road。   Outside     was    the 

common   domain   of   all   gods   ´   the   roads   and   streets。   Then   inside   other 

fences were the particular domains of other gods。 A myriad laws governed 

all these things and determined conduct�察�yet he did not know the speech of 

the gods�察�nor was there any way for him to learn save by experience。 He 

obeyed his natural impulses until they ran him counter to some law。 When 

this had been done a few times�察�he learned the law and after that observed 

it。 

     But most potent in his education was the cuff of the master's hand�察�the 

censure of the master's voice。 Because of White Fang's very great love�察�a 

cuff from the master hurt him far more than any beating Grey Beaver or 

Beauty Smith   had ever   given him。 They  had hurt   only  the flesh   of him�察�

beneath   the   flesh   the   spirit   had   still   raged�察  �splendid   and   invincible。   But 

with the master the cuff was always too light to hurt the flesh。 Yet it went 

deeper。 It was an expression of the master's disapproval�察�and White Fang's 

spirit wilted under it。 

     In point of fact�察�the cuff was rarely administered。 The master's voice 

was sufficient。 By it White Fang knew whether he did right or not。 By it he 

trimmed   his   conduct   and   adjusted   his   actions。   It   was   the   compass   by 

which he steered and learned to chart the manners of a new land and life。 

     In the Northland�察�the only domesticated animal was the dog。 All other 

animals lived in the Wild�察�and were�察�when not too formidable�察�lawful spoil 

for any dog。 All his days White Fang had foraged among the live things 

for food。 It did not enter his head that in the Southland it was otherwise。 

But   this   he   was   to   learn   early   in   his   residence   in   Santa   Clara   Valley。 



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Sauntering around the corner of the house in the early morning�察�he came 

upon   a   chicken   that   had   escaped   from   the   chicken´yard。   White   Fang's 

natural impulse was to eat it。 A couple of bounds�察�a flash of teeth and a 

frightened   squawk�察  �and   he   had   scooped   in   the   adventurous   fowl。   It   was 

farm´   bred   and   fat   and   tender�察  �and   White   Fang   licked   his   chops   and 

decided that such fare was good。 

     Later   in   the   day�察  �he   chanced   upon    another   stray   chicken   near     the 

stables。   One   of   the   grooms   ran   to   the   rescue。   He   did   not   know   White 

Fang's breed�察�so for weapon he took a light buggy´whip。 At the first cut of 

the   whip�察  �White   Fang   left   the   chicken   for   the   man。   A  club   might   have 

stopped White Fang�察�but not a whip。 Silently�察�without flinching�察�he took a 

second cut in his forward rush�察�and as he leaped for the throat the groom 

cried out�察 �My God� ─�and staggered backward。 He dropped the whip and 

shielded his throat with his arms。 In consequence�察�his forearm was ripped 

open to the bone。 

     The   man   was   badly   frightened。   It   was   not   so   much   White   Fang's 

ferocity as it was his silence that unnerved the groom。 Still protecting his 

throat and face with his torn and bleeding arm�察�he tried to retreat to  the 

barn。 And it would have gone hard with him had not Collie appeared on 

the scene。 As she had saved Dick's life�察�she now saved the groom's。 She 

rushed upon White Fang in frenzied wrath。 She had been right。 She had 

known better than the blundering gods。 All her suspicions were justified。 

Here was the ancient marauder up to his old tricks again。 

     The   groom   escaped   into   the   stables�察  �and   White   Fang   backed   away 

before Collie's wicked teeth�察�or presented his shoulder to them and circled 

round and   round。  But   Collie did not   give over�察 �as   was   her  wont�察 �after  a 

decent interval   of   chastisement。   On   the   contrary�察  �she   grew   more   excited 

and angry every moment�察�until�察�in the end�察�White Fang flung dignity to the 

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