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and treated him accordingly。 She became a pest to him�察�like a policeman 

following him around the stable and the hounds�察�and�察�if he even so much 

as   glanced   curiously   at   a   pigeon   or   chicken�察  �bursting   into   an   outcry   of 



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indignation and wrath。 His favourite way of ignoring her was to lie down�察�

with     his   head     on   his   fore´paws�察     �and    pretend     sleep。    This    always 

dumfounded and silenced her。 

     With the exception of Collie�察�all things went well with White Fang。 He 

had    learned    control    and   poise�察   �and   he   knew    the   law。   He   achieved     a 

staidness�察�and calmness�察�and philosophic tolerance。 He no longer lived in a 

hostile environment。 Danger and hurt and death did not lurk everywhere 

about   him。   In   time�察  �the   unknown�察  �as   a   thing   of   terror   and   menace   ever 

impending�察�faded away。 Life was soft and easy。 It flowed along smoothly�察�

and neither fear nor foe lurked by the way。 

     He    missed     the  snow     without    being    aware    of   it。  ;An   unduly    long 

summer�察─�would have been his thought had he thought about it�察�as it was�察�

he   merely   missed   the   snow   in   a   vague�察  �subconscious   way。   In   the   same 

fashion�察�especially in the heat of summer when he suffered from the sun�察�

he   experienced   faint   longings   for   the   Northland。   Their   only   effect   upon 

him�察�however�察�was to make him uneasy and restless without his knowing 

what was the matter。 

     White Fang had never been very demonstrative。 Beyond his snuggling 

and the throwing of a crooning note into his love´growl�察�he had no way of 

expressing his love。 Yet it was given him to discover a third way。 He had 

always been susceptible to the laughter of the gods。 Laughter had affected 

him with madness�察�made him frantic with rage。 But he did not have it in 

him to be angry with the love´master�察�and when that god elected to laugh 

at   him  in   a   good´   natured�察  �bantering   way�察  �he   was   nonplussed。   He   could 

feel the pricking and stinging of the old anger as it strove to rise up in him�察�

but    it  strove   against   love。   He    could    not  be   angry�察   �yet  he   had   to   do 

something。 At   first he   was dignified�察  �and   the  master  laughed the   harder。 

Then   he   tried   to   be   more   dignified�察  �and   the   master   laughed   harder   than 

before。   In   the   end�察  �the   master   laughed   him   out   of   his   dignity。   His   jaws 

slightly parted�察�his lips lifted a little�察�and a quizzical expression that was 

more love than humour came into his eyes。 He had learned to laugh。 

     Likewise he learned to romp with the master�察�to be tumbled down and 

rolled   over�察  �and   be   the  victim   of   innumerable   rough   tricks。   In   return   he 

feigned   anger�察  �bristling   and   growling   ferociously�察  �and   clipping   his   teeth 



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together in snaps that had all the seeming of deadly intention。 But he never 

forgot himself。 Those snaps were always delivered on the empty air。 At the 

end of such a romp�察�when blow and cuff and snap and snarl were last and 

furious�察   �they   would     break    off  suddenly     and   stand   several    feet  apart�察�

glaring at each other。 And then�察�just as suddenly�察�like the sun rising on a 

stormy sea�察�they would begin to laugh。 This would always culminate with 

the master's arms going around White Fang's neck and shoulders while the 

latter crooned and growled his love´song。 

     But nobody else ever romped with White Fang。 He did not permit it。 

He stood on his dignity�察�and when they attempted it�察�his warning snarl and 

bristling mane were anything but playful。 That he allowed the master these 

liberties was no reason that he should be a common dog�察�loving here and 

loving   there�察  �everybody's   property   for   a   romp   and   good   time。   He   loved 

with single heart and refused to cheapen himself or his love。 

     The master went out on horseback a great deal�察�and to accompany him 

was   one   of   White   Fang's   chief   duties   in   life。   In   the   Northland   he   had 

evidenced his fealty by toiling in the harness�察�but there were no sleds in 

the Southland�察�nor did dogs pack burdens on their backs。 So he rendered 

fealty in the new way�察�by running with the master's horse。 The longest day 

never played White Fang out。 His was the gait of the wolf�察�smooth�察�tireless 

and   effortless�察  �and   at   the   end   of   fifty   miles   he   would   come   in   jauntily 

ahead of the horse。 

     It   was   in   connection   with   the   riding�察  �that   White   Fang   achieved   one 

other mode of expression ´ remarkable in that he did it but twice in all his 

life。 The first time occurred when the master was trying to teach a spirited 

thoroughbred the method of opening and closing gates without the rider's 

dismounting。 Time and again and many times he ranged the horse up to 

the gate in the effort to close it and each time the horse became frightened 

and   backed   and   plunged   away。   It   grew   more   nervous   and   excited   every 

moment。 When it reared�察�the master put the spurs to it and made it drop its 

fore´legs back to earth�察�whereupon it would begin kicking with its hind´ 

legs。 White   Fang   watched the performance   with increasing   anxiety  until 

he could contain himself no longer�察�when he sprang in front of the horse 

and barked savagely and warningly。 



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     Though   he   often   tried   to   bark   thereafter�察  �and   the   master   encouraged 

him�察�he succeeded only once�察�and then it was not in the master's presence。 

A   scamper     across    the  pasture�察  �a  jackrabbit    rising  suddenly     under   the 

horse's feet�察�a violent sheer�察�a stumble�察�a fall to earth�察�and a broken leg for 

the master�察�was the cause of it。 White Fang sprang in a rage at the throat of 

the offending horse�察�but was checked by the master's voice。 

     ;Home� �Go home� ─�the master commanded when he had ascertained 

his injury。 

     White   Fang     was   disinclined   to   desert   him。   The   master   thought    of 

writing a note�察�but searched his pockets vainly for pencil and paper。 Again 

he commanded White Fang to go home。 

     The    latter  regarded    him   wistfully�察  �started   away�察  �then   returned    and 

whined     softly。  The    master   talked   to  him   gently   but   seriously�察  �and   he 

cocked his ears�察�and listened with painful intentness。 

     ;That's all right�察�old fellow�察�you just run along home�察─�ran the talk。 ;Go 

on home and tell them what's happened to me。 Home with you�察�you wolf。 

Get along home� ─�

     White   Fang   knew   the   meaning   of   ;home�察─  �and   though   he   did   not 

understand the remainder of the master's language�察�he knew it was his will 

that he should go home。 He turned and trotted reluctantly away。 Then he 

stopped�察�undecided�察�and looked back over his shoulder。 

     ;Go home� ─�came the sharp command�察�and this time he obeyed。 

     The family was on the porch�察�taking the cool of the afternoon�察�when 

White Fang arrived。 He came in among them�察�panting�察�covered with dust。 

     ;Weedon's back�察─�Weedon's mother announced。 

     The   children   welcomed White   Fang   with   glad   cries   and   ran   to   meet 

him。 He avoided them and passed down the porch�察�but they cornered him 

against a rocking´chair and the railing。 He growled and tried to push by 

them。 Their mother looked apprehensively in their direction。 

     ;I   confess�察  �he   makes   me   nervous   around   the   children�察─  �she   said

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