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1、THESONOFTHEWOLFbyJackLondonTHEWHITESILENCE.'CARMENWON'TLASTMOREthanacoupleofdays.'Masonspatoutachunkoficeandsurveyedthepooranimalruefully,thenputherfootinhismouthandproceededtobiteouttheicewhichclusteredcruellybetweenthetoes.'Ineversawadogwithahighfalutin'namethate
2、verwaswortharap,'hesaid,asheconcludedhistaskandshovedheraside.'Theyjustfadeawayanddieundertheresponsibility.DidyeeverseeonegowrongwithasensiblenamelikeCassiar,Siwash,orHusky?No,sir!TakealookatShookumhere,he's-'Snap!Theleanbruteflashedup,thewhiteteethjustmissingMaso
3、n'sthroat.'Yewill,willye?'Ashrewdcloutbehindtheearwiththebuttofthedogwhipstretchedtheanimalinthesnow,quiveringsoftly,ayellowslaverdrippingfromitsfangs.'AsIwassaying,justlookatShookumhere-he'sgotthespirit.BetyeheeatsCarmenbeforetheweek'sout.''I'llbankanotherproposit
4、ionagainstthat,'repliedMalemuteKid,reversingthefrozenbreadplacedbeforethefiretothaw.'We'lleatShookumbeforethetripisover.Whatd'yesay,Ruth?'TheIndianwomansettledthecoffeewithapieceofice,glancedfromMalemuteKidtoherhusband,thenatthedogs,butvouchsafednoreply.Itwassuchap
5、alpabletruismthatnonewasnecessary.Twohundredmilesofunbrokentrailinprospect,withascantsixdays'grubforthemselvesandnoneforthedogs,couldadmitnootheralternative.Thetwomenandthewomangroupedaboutthefireandbegantheirmeagermeal.Thedogslayintheirharnessesforitwasamiddayhalt
6、,andwatchedeachmouthfulenviously.'Nomorelunchesaftertoday,'saidMalemuteKid.'Andwe'vegottokeepacloseeyeonthedogs-they'regettingvicious.They'djustassoonpullafellowdownasnot,iftheygetachance.''AndIwaspresidentofanEpworthonce,andtaughtintheSundayschool.'Havingirrelevan
7、tlydeliveredhimselfofthis,Masonfellintoadreamycontemplationofhissteamingmoccasins,butwasarousedbyRuthfillinghiscup.'ThankGod,we'vegotslathersoftea!I'veseenitgrowing,downinTennessee.Whatwouldn'tIgiveforahotcornponejustnow!Nevermind,Ruth;youwon'tstarvemuchlonger,norw
8、earmoccasinseither.'Thewomanthrewoffhergloomatthis,andinhereyeswelledupagreatloveforherwhitelord-thefirstwhitemanshehadeverseen-thefirstmanwhomsh
