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Fang and placated him。 ;He thought you were going to injure me�察�and he 

wouldn't stand for it。 It's all right。 It's all right。 He'll learn soon enough。; 

     ;And in the meantime I may be permitted to love my son when his dog 

is not around�察─�she laughed�察�though she was pale and weak from the fright。 

     She    looked    at  White   Fang�察   �who    snarled   and   bristled   and   glared 

malevolently。 

     ;He'll have to learn�察�and he shall�察�without postponement�察─�Scott said。 

     He spoke softly to White Fang until he had quieted him�察�then his voice 

became firm。 

     ;Down�察�sir� �Down with you� ─�

     This had been one of the things taught him by the master�察�and White 

Fang obeyed�察�though he lay down reluctantly and sullenly。 

     ;Now�察�mother。; 

     Scott opened his arms to her�察�but kept his eyes on White Fang。 



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     ;Down� ─�he warned。 ;Down� ─�

     White Fang�察�bristling silently�察�half´crouching as he rose�察�sank back and 

watched   the   hostile   act   repeated。   But   no   harm   came   of   it�察  �nor   of   the 

embrace   from  the   strange  man´god   that   followed。 Then   the   clothes´bags 

were     taken    into   the  carriage�察   �the   strange    gods    and   the   love´master 

followed�察  �and   White   Fang   pursued�察  �now   running   vigilantly   behind�察  �now 

bristling up to the running horses and warning them that he was there to 

see that no harm befell the god they dragged so swiftly across the earth。 

     At the end of fifteen minutes�察�the carriage swung in through a   stone 

gateway  and   on   between   a   double   row  of   arched   and   interlacing   walnut 

trees。 On either side stretched lawns�察�their broad sweep broken here and 

there by great sturdy´limbed oaks。 In the near distance�察�in contrast with the 

young´green of the tended grass�察�sunburnt hay´fields showed tan and gold�察�

while beyond were the tawny hills and upland pastures。 From the head of 

the   lawn�察  �on   the   first   soft   swell   from   the   valley´level�察  �looked   down   the 

deep´ porched�察�many´windowed house。 

     Little opportunity was given White Fang to see all this。 Hardly had the 

carriage   entered     the   grounds�察   �when   he    was   set   upon   by   a  sheep´dog�察�

bright´eyed�察     �sharp´muzzled�察      �righteously     indignant     and    angry。    It  was 

between   him   and   the      master�察  �cutting   him   off。   White   Fang   snarled     no 

warning�察�but his hair bristled as he made his silent and deadly rush。 This 

rush was never completed。 He halted with awkward abruptness�察�with stiff 

fore´legs bracing himself against his momentum�察�almost sitting down on 

his haunches�察�so desirous was he of avoiding contact with the dog he was 

in the act of attacking。 It was a female�察�and the law of his kind thrust a 

barrier between。 For him to attack her would require nothing less than a 

violation of his instinct。 

     But    with    the   sheep´dog      it  was   otherwise。     Being     a  female�察   �she 

possessed   no   such   instinct。   On   the   other   hand�察  �being   a   sheep´dog�察  �her 

instinctive fear of the Wild�察�and especially of the wolf�察�was unusually keen。 

White Fang was   to her a   wolf�察�the hereditary  marauder who had preyed 

upon   her   flocks   from   the   time   sheep   were   first   herded   and   guarded   by 

some dim ancestor of hers。 And so�察�as he abandoned his rush at her and 

braced   himself   to   avoid   the   contact�察  �she   sprang   upon   him。   He   snarled 



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involuntarily as he felt her teeth in his shoulder�察�but beyond this made no 

offer   to   hurt   her。   He   backed   away�察  �stiff´legged   with   self´consciousness�察�

and tried to go around her。 He dodged this way and that�察�and curved and 

turned�察�but to no purpose。 She remained always between him and the way 

he wanted to go。 

     ;Here�察�Collie� ─�called the strange man in the carriage。 

     Weedon Scott laughed。 

     ;Never   mind�察  �father。   It   is   good   discipline。   White   Fang   will   have   to 

learn   many   things�察  �and   it's   just   as   well   that   he   begins   now。   He'll   adjust 

himself all right。; 

     The carriage drove on�察�and still Collie blocked White Fang's way。 He 

tried to outrun her by leaving the drive and circling across the lawn but she 

ran on the inner and smaller circle�察�and was always there�察�facing him with 

her two rows of gleaming teeth。 Back he circled�察�across the drive to the 

other lawn�察�and again she headed him off。 

     The     carriage    was    bearing    the   master    away。     White    Fang     caught 

glimpses of it disappearing amongst the trees。 The situation was desperate。 

He    essayed     another    circle。   She   followed�察    �running    swiftly。   And     then�察�

suddenly�察  �he   turned   upon   her。   It   was   his   old   fighting   trick。   Shoulder   to 

shoulder�察�he struck her squarely。 Not only was she overthrown。 So fast had 

she been running that she rolled along�察�now on her back�察�now on her side�察�

as she struggled to stop�察�clawing gravel with her feet and crying shrilly her 

hurt pride and indignation。 

     White Fang did not wait。 The way was clear�察�and that was all he had 

wanted。      She    took   after   him�察   �never    ceasing    her   outcry。    It  was    the 

straightaway   now�察  �and   when   it   came   to   real   running�察  �White   Fang   could 

teach her things。 She ran frantically�察�hysterically�察�straining to the utmost�察�

advertising   the   effort   she   was   making   with   every   leap�此  �and   all   the   time 

White Fang slid smoothly away from her silently�察�without effort�察�gliding 

like a ghost over the ground。 

     As he rounded the house to the PORTE´COCHERE�察�he came upon the 

carriage。 It had stopped�察�and the master was alighting。 At this moment�察�still 

running   at   top   speed�察  �White   Fang   became   suddenly   aware   of   an   attack 

from the side。 It was a deer´hound rushing upon him。 White Fang tried to 



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face it。 But he was going too fast�察�and the hound was too close。 It struck 

him     on   the    side�察  �and    such    was    his   forward     momentum        and    the 

unexpectedness   of   it�察  �White   Fang   was   hurled   to   the   ground   and   rolled 

clear   over。   He   came   out   of   the   tangle   a   spectacle   of   malignancy�察  �ears 

flattened back�察�lips writhing�察�nose wrinkling�察�his teeth clipping together as 

the fangs barely missed the hound's soft throat。 

     The master was running up�察�but was too far away�察�and it was Collie 

that saved the hound's life。 Before White Fang could spring in and deliver 

the fatal stroke�察�and just as he was in the act of springing in�察�Collie arrived。 

She had been out´manoeuvred and out´ run�察�to say nothing of her having 

been unceremoniously tumbled in the gravel�察�and her arrival was like that 

of    a  tornado    ´  made     up   of   offended     dignity�察  �justifiable    wrath�察  �and 

instinctive hatred for this marauder from the Wild。 She struck White Fang 

at right angles in the midst of his spring�察�and again he was knocked off his 

feet and rolled over。 

     The   next   moment   the   master   arrived�察 �and   with   one hand held White 

Fang�察�while the father called off the dogs。 

     ;I say�察�this is a pretty warm reception for a poor lone wolf from the 

Arctic�察─    �the  master     said�察 �while    White    Fang     calmed    down     under    his 

caressing hand。 ;In all his life he's only been known once to go off his feet�察�

and here he's been rolled twice in thirty seconds。; 

     The   carriage   had   driven   away�察  �and   other   strange   gods   had   appeared 

from out the house。 Some of these stood respectfully at a distance�察�but two 

of them�察�women�察�perpetrated the hostile act of clutching the master around 

the   neck。   White   Fang�察  �however�察  �was   beginning   to   tolerate   this   act。   No 

harm seemed to come of it�察�while the noises the gods made were certainly 

not   threatening。   These   gods   also   made   overtures   to   White   Fang�察  �but   he 

warned them  off with   a snarl�察  �and the   master did likewise with   word   of 

mouth。 At such times White Fang leaned in close against the master's legs 

and received reassuring pats on the head。 

     The hound�察�under the command�察 �Dick� �Lie down�察�sir� ─�had gone up 

the   steps   and   lain   down    to  one   side   of  the   porch�察  �still  growling    and 

keeping a sullen watch on the intruder。 Collie had been taken in charge by 

one of the woman´gods�察�who held arms around her neck and petted and 



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caressed her�察�but Collie   was very  much perplexed   and worried�察 �whining 

and restless�察�outraged by the permitted presence of this wolf and confident 

that the gods were making a mistake。 

     All   the   gods   started   up   the  steps   to  enter   the  house。   White     Fang 

followed   closely  at   the  master's   heels。  Dick�察  �on   the   porch�察 �growled�察  �and 

White Fang�察�on the steps�察�bristled and growled back。 

     ;Take     Collie   inside    and   leave   the   two   of   them    to  fight  it  out�察─�

suggested Scott's father。 ;After that they'll be friends。; 

     ;Then     White    Fang�察   �to  show    his  friendship�察   �will   have   to  be   chief 

mourner at the funeral�察─�laughed the master。 

     The elder Scott looked incredulously�察�first at White Fang�察�then at Dick�察�

and finally at his son。 

     ;You mean 。 。 。�拭─�

     Wee

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