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1、WhiteFangWhiteFangJackLondon1WhiteFangPARTI2WhiteFangCHAPTERI-THETRAILOFTHEMEATDarkspruceforestfrownedoneithersidethefrozenwaterway.Thetreeshadbeenstrippedbyarecentwindoftheirwhitecoveringoffrost,andtheyseemedtoleantowardseachother,blackandominous,inthefadinglight.Ava
2、stsilencereignedovertheland.Thelanditselfwasadesolation,lifeless,withoutmovement,soloneandcoldthatthespiritofitwasnoteventhatofsadness.Therewasahintinitoflaughter,butofalaughtermoreterriblethananysadness-alaughterthatwasmirthlessasthesmileofthesphinx,alaughtercoldasth
3、efrostandpartakingofthegrimnessofinfallibility.Itwasthemasterfulandincommunicablewisdomofeternitylaughingatthefutilityoflifeandtheeffortoflife.ItwastheWild,thesavage,frozen-heartedNorthlandWild.ButthereWASlife,abroadinthelandanddefiant.Downthefrozenwaterwaytoiledastri
4、ngofwolfishdogs.Theirbristlyfurwasrimedwithfrost.Theirbreathfrozeintheairasitlefttheirmouths,spoutingforthinspumesofvapourthatsettleduponthehairoftheirbodiesandformedintocrystalsoffrost.Leatherharnesswasonthedogs,andleathertracesattachedthemtoasledwhichdraggedalongbeh
5、ind.Thesledwaswithoutrunners.Itwasmadeofstoutbirch-bark,anditsfullsurfacerestedonthesnow.Thefrontendofthesledwasturnedup,likeascroll,inordertoforcedownandundertheboreofsoftsnowthatsurgedlikeawavebeforeit.Onthesled,securelylashed,wasalongandnarrowoblongbox.Therewereoth
6、erthingsonthesled-blankets,anaxe,andacoffee-potandfrying-pan;butprominent,occupyingmostofthespace,wasthelongandnarrowoblongbox.Inadvanceofthedogs,onwidesnowshoes,toiledaman.Attherearofthesledtoiledasecondman.Onthesled,inthebox,layathirdmanwhosetoilwasover,-amanwhomthe
7、Wildhadconqueredandbeatendownuntilhewouldnevermovenorstruggleagain.ItisnotthewayoftheWildtolikemovement.Lifeisanoffencetoit,forlifeismovement;andtheWildaimsalwaystodestroymovement.Itfreezesthewatertopreventitrunningtothesea;itdrivesthesapoutofthetreestilltheyare3White
8、Fangfrozentotheirmightyhearts;andmostferociouslyandterriblyofalldoestheWildharryandcrushintosubmissionman-manwhoisthemostres