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1、WhiteFangWhiteFangJackLondon1WhiteFangPARTI2WhiteFangCHAPTERI-THETRAILOFTHEMEATDarkspruceforestfrownedoneithersidethefrozenwaterway.Thetreeshadbeenstrippedbyarecentwindoftheirwhitecoveringoffrost,andtheyseemedtoleantowardseachother,blackandominous,inth
2、efadinglight.Avastsilencereignedovertheland.Thelanditselfwasadesolation,lifeless,withoutmovement,soloneandcoldthatthespiritofitwasnoteventhatofsadness.Therewasahintinitoflaughter,butofalaughtermoreterriblethananysadness-alaughterthatwasmirthlessasthesm
3、ileofthesphinx,alaughtercoldasthefrostandpartakingofthegrimnessofinfallibility.Itwasthemasterfulandincommunicablewisdomofeternitylaughingatthefutilityoflifeandtheeffortoflife.ItwastheWild,thesavage,frozen-heartedNorthlandWild.ButthereWASlife,abroadinth
4、elandanddefiant.Downthefrozenwaterwaytoiledastringofwolfishdogs.Theirbristlyfurwasrimedwithfrost.Theirbreathfrozeintheairasitlefttheirmouths,spoutingforthinspumesofvapourthatsettleduponthehairoftheirbodiesandformedintocrystalsoffrost.Leatherharnesswaso
5、nthedogs,andleathertracesattachedthemtoasledwhichdraggedalongbehind.Thesledwaswithoutrunners.Itwasmadeofstoutbirch-bark,anditsfullsurfacerestedonthesnow.Thefrontendofthesledwasturnedup,likeascroll,inordertoforcedownandundertheboreofsoftsnowthatsurgedli
6、keawavebeforeit.Onthesled,securelylashed,wasalongandnarrowoblongbox.Therewereotherthingsonthesled-blankets,anaxe,andacoffee-potandfrying-pan;butprominent,occupyingmostofthespace,wasthelongandnarrowoblongbox.Inadvanceofthedogs,onwidesnowshoes,toiledaman
7、.Attherearofthesledtoiledasecondman.Onthesled,inthebox,layathirdmanwhosetoilwasover,-amanwhomtheWildhadconqueredandbeatendownuntilhewouldnevermovenorstruggleagain.ItisnotthewayoftheWildtolikemovement.Lifeisanoffencetoit,forlifeismovement;andtheWildaims
8、alwaystodestroymovement.Itfreezesthewatertopreventitrunningtothesea;itdrivesthesapoutofthetreestilltheyare3WhiteFangfrozentotheirmightyhearts;andmostferociouslyandterriblyofalldoestheWildharryandcrushintosubmissionman-manwhoisthemostres