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1、TheSonoftheWolfTheSonoftheWolfbyJackLondon1TheSonoftheWolfTheWhiteSilence'Carmenwon'tlastmorethanacoupleofdays.'Masonspatoutachunkoficeandsurveyedthepooranimalruefully,thenputherfootinhismouthandproceededtobiteouttheicewhichclusteredcruellybetweenthetoes.'Ineversawadogwithahighfalutin'namethateve
2、rwaswortharap,'hesaid,asheconcludedhistaskandshovedheraside.'Theyjustfadeawayanddieundertheresponsibility.DidyeeverseeonegowrongwithasensiblenamelikeCassiar,Siwash,orHusky?No,sir!TakealookatShookumhere,he's--'Snap!Theleanbruteflashedup,thewhiteteethjustmissingMason'sthroat.'Yewill,willye?'Ashrewd
3、cloutbehindtheearwiththebuttofthedogwhipstretchedtheanimalinthesnow,quiveringsoftly,ayellowslaverdrippingfromitsfangs.'AsIwassaying,justlookatShookumhere--he'sgotthespirit.BetyeheeatsCarmenbeforetheweek'sout.''I'llbankanotherpropositionagainstthat,'repliedMalemuteKid,reversingthefrozenbreadplaced
4、beforethefiretothaw.'We'lleatShookumbeforethetripisover.Whatd'yesay,Ruth?'TheIndianwomansettledthecoffeewithapieceofice,glancedfromMalemuteKidtoherhusband,thenatthedogs,butvouchsafednoreply.Itwassuchapalpabletruismthatnonewasnecessary.Twohundredmilesofunbrokentrailinprospect,withascantsixdays'gru
5、bforthemselvesandnoneforthedogs,couldadmitnootheralternative.Thetwomenandthewomangroupedaboutthefireandbegantheirmeagermeal.Thedogslayintheirharnessesforitwasamiddayhalt,andwatchedeachmouthfulenviously.'Nomorelunchesaftertoday,'saidMalemuteKid.'Andwe'vegottokeepacloseeyeonthedogs--they'regettingv
6、icious.They'djustassoonpullafellowdownasnot,iftheygetachance.''AndIwaspresidentofanEpworthonce,andtaughtintheSundayschool.'Havingirrelevantlydeliveredhimselfofthis,Masonfellintoadreamycontemplationofhissteamingmoccasins,butwasarousedbyRuthfillinghiscup.'ThankGod,we'vegotslathersoftea!I'veseenitgr
7、owing,downin2TheSonoftheWolfTennessee.Whatwouldn'tIgiveforahotcornponejustnow!Nevermind,Ruth;youwon'tstarvemuchlonger,norwearmoccasinseither.'Thewomanthrewoffhergloomatthis,andinhereyeswelledupagreatloveforherwhitelord
