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strings for muscles ´ so lean that Henry found it in his mind to marvel that 

they still kept their feet and did not collapse forthright in the snow。 

     He did not dare travel until dark。 At midday�察�not only did the sun warm 

the   southern   horizon�察  �but   it   even   thrust   its   upper   rim�察  �pale   and   golden�察�

above the sky´line。 He received it as a sign。 The days were growing longer。 

The   sun   was   returning。   But   scarcely   had   the   cheer  of   its   light   departed�察�

than he went into camp。 There were still several hours of grey daylight and 

sombre twilight�察�and he utilised them in chopping an enormous supply of 

fire´wood。 

     With   night   came   horror。  Not   only  were   the   starving   wolves   growing 

bolder�察�but lack of sleep was telling upon Henry。 He dozed despite himself�察�

crouching by the fire�察�the blankets about his shoulders�察�the axe between his 



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knees�察�and on either side a dog pressing close against him。 He awoke once 

and saw in front of him�察�not a dozen feet away�察�a big grey wolf�察�one of the 

largest of the pack。 And even as he looked�察�the brute deliberately stretched 

himself   after   the   manner   of   a   lazy   dog�察  �yawning   full   in   his   face   and 

looking upon him with a possessive eye�察�as if�察�in truth�察�he were merely a 

delayed meal that was soon to be eaten。 

     This certitude was shown by the whole pack。 Fully a score he could 

count�察   �staring    hungrily    at  him   or  calmly    sleeping    in  the   snow。    They 

reminded   him   of   children   gathered   about   a   spread        table   and   awaiting 

permission   to   begin   to   eat。  And   he   was   the   food   they   were   to   eat�   �He 

wondered how and when the meal would begin。 

     As he piled wood on the fire he discovered an appreciation of his own 

body which he had never felt before。 He watched his moving muscles and 

was interested in the cunning mechanism of his fingers。 By the light of the 

fire he crooked his fingers slowly and repeatedly now one at a time�察�now 

all together�察�spreading them wide   or making quick gripping   movements。 

He   studied   the   nail´formation�察  �and   prodded   the   finger´tips�察  �now   sharply�察�

and    again    softly�察 �gauging    the   while   the   nerve´sensations      produced。     It 

fascinated him�察�and he grew suddenly fond of this subtle flesh of his that 

worked so beautifully and smoothly and delicately。 Then he would cast a 

glance of fear at the wolf´circle drawn expectantly about him�察�and like a 

blow the realisation would strike him that this wonderful body of his�察�this 

living flesh�察�was no more than so much meat�察�a quest of ravenous animals�察�

to be torn and slashed by their hungry fangs�察�to be sustenance to them as 

the moose and the rabbit had often been sustenance to him。 

     He   came   out   of   a   doze   that   was   half nightmare�察  �to   see   the   red´hued 

she´wolf before him。 She was not more than half a dozen feet away sitting 

in the snow and wistfully regarding him。 The two dogs were whimpering 

and snarling at his feet�察�but she took no notice of them。 She was looking at 

the   man�察  �and   for   some   time   he   returned   her   look。   There   was   nothing 

threatening about her。 She looked at him merely with a great wistfulness�察�

but he knew it to be the wistfulness of an equally great hunger。 He was the 

food�察  �and   the   sight   of   him   excited   in   her   the   gustatory   sensations。   Her 

mouth opened�察�the saliva drooled forth�察�and she licked her chops with the 



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pleasure of anticipation。 

     A spasm of fear went through him。 He reached hastily for a brand to 

throw at her。 But even as he reached�察�and before his fingers had closed on 

the missile�察�she sprang back into safety�察�and he knew that she was used to 

having things thrown at her。 She had snarled as she sprang away�察�baring 

her white fangs to their roots�察�all her wistfulness vanishing�察�being replaced 

by a carnivorous malignity that made him shudder。 He glanced at the hand 

that   held    the  brand�察   �noticing    the  cunning     delicacy   of    the  fingers    that 

gripped   it�察  �how   they   adjusted   themselves   to   all   the   inequalities   of   the 

surface�察�curling over and under and about the rough wood�察�and one little 

finger�察   �too   close   to  the   burning    portion    of   the  brand�察   �sensitively    and 

automatically   writhing   back   from   the   hurtful   heat   to   a   cooler   gripping´ 

place�察  �and   in   the   same   instant   he   seemed   to   see   a   vision   of   those   same 

sensitive and delicate fingers being crushed and torn by the white teeth of 

the she´wolf。 Never had he been so fond of this body of his as now when 

his tenure of it was so precarious。 

     All night�察�with burning brands�察�he fought off the hungry pack。 When 

he dozed despite himself�察�the whimpering and snarling of the dogs aroused 

him。 Morning came�察�but for the first time the light of day failed to scatter 

the wolves。 The man waited in vain for them to go。 They remained in a 

circle about him and his fire�察�displaying an arrogance of possession   that 

shook his courage born of the morning light。 

     He made one desperate attempt to pull out on the trail。 But the moment 

he   left   the   protection   of   the   fire�察  �the   boldest   wolf   leaped   for   him�察  �but 

leaped     short。   He   saved    himself    by   springing     back�察  �the   jaws   snapping 

together a scant six inches from his thigh。 The rest of the pack was now up 

and   surging   upon   him�察  �and   a   throwing   of   firebrands   right   and   left   was 

necessary to drive them back to a respectful distance。 

     Even in the daylight he did not dare leave the fire to chop fresh wood。 

Twenty   feet   away   towered   a   huge   dead   spruce。   He   spent   half   the   day 

extending   his   campfire   to   the   tree�察  �at   any   moment   a   half   dozen   burning 

faggots ready at hand to fling at his enemies。 Once at the tree�察�he studied 

the surrounding forest in order to fell the tree in the direction of the most 

firewood。 



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     The night was a repetition of the night before�察�save that the need for 

sleep was becoming overpowering。 The snarling of his dogs was losing its 

efficacy。 Besides�察�they were snarling all the time�察�and his benumbed and 

drowsy   senses   no   longer   took   note   of   changing   pitch   and   intensity。   He 

awoke      with    a  start。  The    she´wolf     was    less  than    a  yard   from    him。 

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