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THE CALL OF THE WILD Ting gi ni hoang d

by Jack London Jack London

Chapter I.Into the Primitive Chng 1Vo ci nguyn thu

"Old longings nomadic leap,Chafing at custom's chain;Again from its brumal sleepWakens the ferine strain."

"i kht vng xa t tri rng bcGin thi thng xch cht ta lao tm ng lnh t gic nng mng cLi bng si huyt thng ca hoang vu!

Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would haveknown that trouble was brewing, not alone for

himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong ofmuscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Soundto San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arcticdarkness, had found a yellow metal, and becausesteamship and transportation companies werebooming the find, thousands of men were rushinginto the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and thedogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strongmuscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protectthem from the frost.

Bc khng h c bo, ch nu c c th hn bitl sp gay go n ni ri, khng ch gay go cho ring

n, m cn cho c h hng nh ch vng duyn hi,t vnh Piugt Xao n tn Xan ig th ch c bptht rn kho v b lng dy m p. y l bi v conngi, qua qu trnh d dm gia t tri ti tmvng Bc Cc, tm thy 1 th kim loi mu vngv bi v cc cng ty tu bin v vn ti kho rm lnv s pht hin , cho nn c hng ngn ngi v x vo vng t phng Bc. Nhng con ngi cn c ch, m th ch h cn l th ch c ln, cbp tht rn kho m lao ng nng nhc, v c blng dy rm rp m chng vi gi tuyt.

Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed SantaClara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. Itstood back from the road, half hidden among thetrees, through which glimpses could be caught of thewide cool veranda that ran around its four sides. Thehouse was approached by gravelled driveways whichwound about through wide-spreading lawns andunder the interlacing boughs of tall poplars. At therear things were on even a more spacious scale thanat the front. There were great stables, where a dozengrooms and boys held forth, rows of vine-cladservants' cottages, an endless and orderly array ofouthouses, long grape arbors, green pastures,orchards, and berry patches. Then there was thepumping plant for the artesian well, and the bigcement tank where Judge Miller's boys took theirmorning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon.

Bc sng trong 1 khu nh rng ln gia thung lngKanta Clara ngp nng. Ngi ta gi l trang trica ngi thm phn Mil. Khu nh xa ng ci,hi khut trong lm cy rm. Qua k l c th nhnthy thp thong hng hin rng, mt ri chy sut 4bn nh. T ngoi vo n nh nhng con ng xechy ri si, ln quanh co qua my bi c rng, dinhng lp cnh xen nhau ca nhng hng bchdng cao ln. Khu ng sau, t ai cn rng btngt hn. C nhng chung nga ln, hn chcngi chn gi nga h ht m , nhiu dy ln tricho y t c dy nh leo kn mi, 1 dy nh ngangngn np di dng dc, nhng ch ngi mt di ginnho di, nhng bi c xanh rn, vn cy n qu vnhng khm du. Ri th cn c c 1 trm bm chochic ging phun, v 1 b ln xy bng xi-mng, lni cc cu con trai nh thm phn Mi-l nho lnmi bui sng v ngm mnh cho mt trong nhng

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bui chiu nng nc.

And over this great demesne Buck ruled. Here he wasborn, and here he had lived the four years of his life.It was true, there were other dogs, There could notbut be other dogs on so vast a place, but they did notcount. They came and went, resided in the populous

kennels, or lived obscurely in the recesses of thehouse after the fashion of Toots, the Japanese pug, orYsabel, the Mexican hairless,--strange creatures thatrarely put nose out of doors or set foot to ground. Onthe other hand, there were the fox terriers, a score ofthem at least, who yelped fearful promises at Tootsand Ysabel looking out of the windows at them andprotected by a legion of housemaids armed withbrooms and mops.

Vy m Bc ta ng tr c ci dinh c rng ln ny.Ti ni y Bc sinh ra, v cng ti ni y Bc tri qua 4 nm tui i ca n. D nhin cng cn cnhng con ch khc. Gia 1 ni rng bt ngt thny, khng th khng c thm nhiu nhng con ch

khc c, nhng chng khng ng m xa ti.Chng lng xng, sng chen chc trong nhng chicci hay trong nhng x xnh no ca khu nh, t ainhn thy, c 1 con ch l ch Tt, loi ch NhtBn ln tt, 1 con khc l Idaben, loi ch Mhictri lng - nhng ging ch k quc him khi thychng l ra khi ca hay t chn xung t. Ngoira, cn c l ch sn co, t ra cng vi chc con:chng thng sa ln nhng ting gh s do con Ttv Idaben mi khi bn ny th u ra ca s nhnchng, v 2 con c c 1 on con v trang bngchi v cn ti lau sn bo v.

But Buck was neither house-dog nor kennel-dog. Thewhole realm was his. He plunged into the swimmingtank or went hunting with the Judge's sons; heescorted Mollie and Alice, the Judge's daughters, onlong twilight or early morning rambles; on wintrynights he lay at the Judge's feet before the roaringlibrary fire; he carried the Judge's grandsons on hisback, or rolled them in the grass, and guarded their

footsteps through wild adventures down to thefountain in the stable yard, and even beyond, wherethe paddocks were, and the berry patches. Among theterriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabelhe utterly ignored, for he was king,--king over allcreeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller'splace, humans included.

Nhng Bc khng phi l hng ch chui rc trongnh, cng khng phi l hng ch nht trong ci.Ton b vng quc ny l ca Bc. N cng ngpln trong b bi hoc cng i sn vi cc cu con traica ng Thm. N h tng Mo-li v -lx, cc c congi ca ng Thm, trong nhng bui do chi dngdi ca 2 c vo bui hong hn hoc sng tinh m.Nhng m gi lnh, n nm di di chn ng ch

trc ngn la l si rng rc trong phng csch. N cng nhng a chu ca ng ch trn lng,hoc a vi chng ln trn trn c, v canh gi tngbc chn ca bn tr khi chng mo him m ra nvi nc sn chung nga, hay c khi xa hn na,n tn cc bi c chn nga v m t trng du.Khi i qua l ch sn, Bc bc trkng oai v. Cni vi bn con Tt v Idaben th Bc hon ton phtl. V Bc l vua m! Vua ca mi th sinh vt b,lt v bay, k c con ngi na, trong ci trang triny ca ngi thm phn Mi-l.

His father, Elmo, a huge St. Bernard, had been theJudge's inseparable companion, and Buck bid fair tofollow in the way of his father. He was not solarge,--he weighed only one hundred and fortypounds,--for his mother, Shep, had been a Scotchshepherd dog. Nevertheless, one hundred and fortypounds, to which was added the dignity that comes ofgood living and universal respect, enabled him to

B ca Bc, tn gi En-m, l 1 con ch ni XanhBc-na khng l, tng l bn khng kht ca ngiThm, cn Bc c y trin vng ni gt b. Nkhng tht to ln bng b - Bc ch nng c 140 pao -bi v Sp, m ca Bc, ch l 1 con ch chn cu niXctlen. Tuy nhin, nng 140 pao, li cng thm vchng chc ng hong nh cuc sng sung tc vc mi loi knh n, to cho Bc 1 phong cch


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carry himself in right royal fashion. During the fouryears since his puppyhood he had lived the life of asated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, waseven a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemensometimes become because of their insular situation.But he had saved himself by not becoming a merepampered house-dog. Hunting and kindred outdoordelights had kept down the fat and hardened hismuscles; and to him, as to the cold-tubbing races, thelove of water had been a tonic and a health preserver.

tht ng l vng gi. Trong 4 nm tri t khi sinhra, Bc sng cuc i ca 1 nh qu tc c thomn mi iu. N rt i kiu hnh v mnh. Thmch c phn no t cho mnh l ng c tn - nhcc ngi trng gi nng thn thnh thong cng trnn nh vy, do hon cnh ch ngi y ging cacc ngi. Th nhng, n trnh cho mnh khi trthnh 1 ging ch nh ch quen c nung chiu.Nhng cuc i sn v nhng cuc vui chi ngoi tritng t ngn khng cho m pht trin v gipcho cc bp tht ca n tr nn rn chc. V i vin, cng nh i vi mi loi thch tm trong bnnc lnh, vic yu thch nc l 1 mn thuc bgip gi gn sc kho.

And this was the manner of dog Buck was in the fallof 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men fromall the world into the frozen North. But Buck did notread the newspapers, and he did not know thatManuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was anundesirable acquaintance. Manuel had one besettingsin. He loved to play Chinese lottery. Also, in hisgambling, he had one besetting weakness--faith in asystem; and this made his damnation certain. For toplay a system requires money, while the wages of agardener's helper do not lap over the needs of a wifeand numerous progeny.

Bc l 1 con ch nh th y vo ci ma thu nm1897, gia lc "cn st vng" Clonai ang licun bit bao nhiu ngi trn khp th gian lao vovng t phng Bc gi but. Nhng Bc li ch hc bo v Bc cng khng bit rng Menun, 1trong nhng ngi ph vn, l 1 ngi quen bcc d. Menun c 1 nt xu kh cha. G mu mechi x s Tu. Ngay trong cuc en, g li c 1c tt: tin vo 1 li nh phn loi. iu ny chcchn y g vo tai ho. Bi v mun chi li nhphn loi phi c nhiu tin, m ng lng ca 1chng ph vn th nay n vic bao cho ni nhu cuca v v c 1 by con cng cn khng xong na l!

The Judge was at a meeting of the Raisin Growers'Association, and the boys were busy organizing anathletic club, on the memorable night of Manuel'streachery. No one saw him and Buck go off throughthe orchard on what Buck imagined was merely astroll. And with the exception of a solitary man, noone saw them arrive at the little flag station known asCollege Park. This man talked with Manuel, andmoney chinked between them.

ng Thm ang i d cuc hp ca Hi nhng ngitrng nho, cn bn tr th ang bn t chc 1 cu lcb in kinh, trong ci m ng ghi nh xy rav phn trc ca Menun. Chng 1 ai nhn thyMenun cng Bc bng qua vn cy n qu chunra ngoi, m Bc cng tng y ch l 1 cuc dochi bnh thng thi. Khi Menun v Bc ra n gaxp Cltgi Pc th ch c c 1 ngi ng nhnthy. Ngi chuyn tr vi Menun 1 chc, ri

ngi ta nghe thy tin trao i qua li xng xong.

"You might wrap up the goods before you deliver'm," the stranger said gruffly, and Manuel doubled apiece of stout rope around Buck's neck under thecollar.

- My c qun c n li hay khng? th m trao? - ngi l mt ni cc cn. Menun ly 1 si dythng tht buc 2 vng quanh c Bc bn di civng c.


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"Twist it, an' you'll choke 'm plentee," said Manuel,and the stranger grunted a ready affirmative.

- C xon cht li l tha sc lm cho n nght th -Menun ni. Ngi l mt hm 1 ting tn thnhtrong c hng.

Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To besure, it was an unwonted performance: but he hadlearned to trust in men he knew, and to give them

credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. Butwhen the ends of the rope were placed in thestranger's hands, he growled menacingly. He hadmerely intimated his displeasure, in his pridebelieving that to intimate was to command. But to hissurprise the rope tightened around his neck, shuttingoff his breath. In quick rage he sprang at the man,who met him halfway, grappled him close by thethroat, and with a deft twist threw him over on hisback. Then the rope tightened mercilessly, whileBuck struggled in a fury, his tongue lolling out of hismouth and his great chest panting futilely. Never inall his life had he been so vilely treated, and never inall his life had he been so angry. But his strengthebbed, his eyes glazed, and he knew nothing whenthe train was flagged and the two men threw him intothe baggage car.

Bc ng yn cho Menun buc dy vo cmnh. Tt nhin, n cng thy s vic din bin khcthng. Nhng Bc to c thi quen tin tng

vo nhng ngi n quen bit, v n cng nhn lnhng con ngi y c 1 tr khn vt xa hn trkhn ca n. Nhng khi u ca si dy thng ct vo bn tay ca ngi l mt, th n g ln edo. y l n cng ch n gin mun gi cho kkia bit l n khng bng lng, m vi c tnh kiuhnh ca n th n cho rng gi tc l ra lnh. Thm c ng u chic dy thng li tht cht ly c n,lm n nght th. Tn ny n ly n na chng, tmcht ly hng n, ri bng 1 ci vn tay kho lo,qut n ng nga. Th ri, si dy tht cht li khngthng xt, cn Bc th in cung vng vy, lith ra, lng ngc to ln hn hn 1 cch v ch. Suti n, cha bao gi n li b i x hn n nhvy, v cng sut i n, cha bao gi n li ginn nh vy. Nhng sc Bc kit dn, i mt mdn, v Bc lm i ch cn bit g na, khi chuyn tuho dng li theo hiu c v 2 tn kia nm n vo toach hnh l.

The next he knew, he was dimly aware that his

tongue was hurting and that he was being joltedalong in some kind of a conveyance. The hoarseshriek of a locomotive whistling a crossing told himwhere he was. He had travelled too often with theJudge not to know the sensation of riding in abaggage car. He opened his eyes, and into them camethe unbridled anger of a kidnapped king. The mansprang for his throat, but Buck was too quick for him.His jaws closed on the hand, nor did they relax tillhis senses were choked out of him once more.

Khi n tnh li, n l m cm thy au li v nhn

thy mnh ang b a i trong 1 loi xe c no chy xc ny ln. Ting rt khn khn ca chic ciu my xe la i qua ng t mch bo cho nhiu l n ang u. qu nhiu ln i ng ving Thm nn n chng l g ci cm gic khi ngitrong 1 toa hnh l. N m mt. Trong i mt vtbng ln cn gin li nh ca 1 c vua b bt cc.Ngi l mt vi nhy b vo tm ly c n,nhng Bc nhanh hn g. 2 hm rng Bc bp vobn tay ang lao ti, v khng chu ni lng t nocho n khi Bc li b tht c n ngt th v ngt iln na.Nghe ting hunh huch vt ln, ngi cng nhnkhun vc hnh l chy n.

"Yep, has fits," the man said, hiding his mangledhand from the baggageman, who had been attractedby the sounds of struggle. "I'm takin' 'm up for theboss to 'Frisco. A crack dog-doctor there thinks thathe can cure 'm."

- Th y! N ln cn! - G bc cc va ni vingi cng nhn, va giu kn bn tay rch nt khngcho ngi ny nhn thy - Ti a n ln Phrixc hng ch. 1 ng th y c khi y bo l ng ta chac.


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Concerning that night's ride, the man spoke mosteloquently for himself, in a little shed back of asaloon on the San Francisco water front.

Trong 1 ci ln nh ng sau 1 qun ru ti bncng San Francisco, g li bin bch cho mnh rt ihng hn khi g ni v ci m i tu y.

"All I get is fifty for it," he grumbled; "an' I wouldn'tdo it over for a thousand, cold cash."

- V mn ny, ti ch ly 50 thi - g lm bm - Ctr n 1000 tin mt hn hoi, ti cng khng thit.

His hand was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief, andthe right trouser leg was ripped from knee to ankle.

Bn tay ca g qun chic mi soa m mu, ngqun bn phi ca g rch toc t gi xung n mtc chn.

"How much did the other mug get?" thesaloon-keeper demanded.

Ngi ch qun hi:- Th thng cha kia th d bao nhiu?

"A hundred," was the reply. "Wouldn't take a souless, so help me." - 100. Khng km 1 xu. y bc liu cho.

"That makes a hundred and fifty," the saloon-keepercalculated; "and he's worth it, or I'm a squarehead."

Lo ch quan tnh:- V chi l 150. c, n cng ng gi ngn y. Tkhng phi l k khng bit ngi bit ca.

The kidnapper undid the bloody wrappings andlooked at his lacerated hand. "If I don't get thehydrophoby--"

Tn bt cc tho mnh bng m mu v nhn bntay rch tm ca mnh:- Phi bnh di th b m...

"It'll be because you was born to hang," laughed thesaloon-keeper. "Here, lend me a hand before you pullyour freight," he added.

Lo ch qun ci ln:- y nu c vy th cng do ci nghip chng cach my y, ch my !Lo ni tip:- No gip t 1 tay trc lc ch my phi!

Dazed, suffering intolerable pain from throat andtongue, with the life half throttled out of him, Buck

attempted to face his tormentors. But he was throwndown and choked repeatedly, till they succeeded infiling the heavy brass collar from off his neck. Thenthe rope was removed, and he was flung into acagelike crate.

u chong vng, hng v li au nhc nhi, trongtnh trng b bp c n gn nh ngc ngoi, Bc

gng sc ng u vi nhng tn hnh h mnh,nhng n lin tip b qut n v tht nght th nhiuln, cho n khi chng da t c ci vng aibng ng nng n v g ra khi c n. Sau sidy thng c tho ra, v Bc b nm vo 1 cithng tha ging chic ci.

There he lay for the remainder of the weary night,nursing his wrath and wounded pride. He could not

Bc nm y cho n ht ci m chn ngn r ri y, nng trong lng mi phn n v nim kiu hnh b


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understand what it all meant. What did they wantwith him, these strange men? Why were they keepinghim pent up in this narrow crate? He did not knowwhy, but he felt oppressed by the vague sense ofimpending calamity. Several times during the nighthe sprang to his feet when the shed door rattled open,expecting to see the Judge, or the boys at least. Buteach time it was the bulging face of thesaloon-keeper that peered in at him by the sickly lightof a tallow candle. And each time the joyful bark thattrembled in Buck's throat was twisted into a savagegrowl.

thng tn. N khng th hiu ni tt c nhng iuxy ra ngha l th no. Nhng con ngi l lngkia mun g n? Ti sao h li giam gi n trongci thng cht hp ny? N khng hiu ti sao c,nhng trong lng nng tru 1 cm gic m h l cmi tai ho no ang l lng trn u n. m y,nhiu ln n vng ng dy khi chic ca ln lchcch m, hy vng c nhn thy ng Thm, hoc tnht l bn tr. Nhng mi ln nh vy, n ch btgp ci mt nng nnh ca lo ch qun n ra nhmn di nh sng vng ch ca 1 ngonj nn lm bngm. V mi ln nh vy, ting sa vui mng angrun run sp bt ra t c hng Bc li tan i thnh 1ting gin d.

But the saloon-keeper let him alone, and in themorning four men entered and picked up the crate.More tormentors, Buck decided, for they wereevil-looking creatures, ragged and unkempt; and hestormed and raged at them through the bars. Theyonly laughed and poked sticks at him, which hepromptly assailed with his teeth till he realized thatthat was what they wanted. Whereupon he lay downsullenly and allowed the crate to be lifted into awagon. Then he, and the crate in which he wasimprisoned, began a passage through many hands.Clerks in the express office took charge of him; hewas carted about in another wagon; a truck carried

him, with an assortment of boxes and parcels, upon aferry steamer; he was trucked off the steamer into agreat railway depot, and finally he was deposited inan express car.

Nhng ri lo ch qun cng cho n yn 1 mnhri sng hm sau, 4 ngi bc vo v khing cithng ra. Li thm nhng k hnh h mnh y. Bckhng nh nh vy, bi v trng chng c v c c,u tc bm xm, qun o lch thch, v Bc gmtht, ni cn thnh n ln vi chng qua cc then cachic thng g. Chng ch ci giu v thc gy voBc. Bc chm ti dn dp tn cng nhng u gythc vo, cho n khi n nhn thy l ho ra bnchng mun nh vy. Bun nn, Bc nh thc thnm di, mc cho chng nng ci thng a vo 1chic xe nga. V th l t y, Bc cng chic thnggiam gi bt u c chuyn t tay ngi ny sang

tay ngi khc. Cc nhn vin ca hng vn ti tchnh nhn trch nhim chuyn n. 1 chic xe ngakhc ch Bc n 1 ni no y; ri 1 chi xe ti limang n i, cng vi 1 ng nhng hm v gi, trn1 chic tu ph, t chic tu ph ny, xe ti li a nti 1 ga xe la ln v cui cng, n c a votrong 1 toa tu tc hnh.

For two days and nights this express car was draggedalong at the tail of shrieking locomotives; and for two

days and nights Buck neither ate nor drank. In hisanger he had met the first advances of the expressmessengers with growls, and they had retaliated byteasing him. When he flung himself against the bars,quivering and frothing, they laughed at him andtaunted him. They growled and barked like detestabledogs, mewed, and flapped their arms and crowed. Itwas all very silly, he knew; but therefore the moreoutrage to his dignity, and his anger waxed andwaxed. He did not mind the hunger so much, but the

Trong sut 2 ngy m, chic toa tu c ko theosau nhng u my rt lin hi. V sut 2 ngy m

y, Bc khng n khng ung. Lng cha cht cmgin Bc p li thi lm thn ca nhng nhnvin hng tc hnh bng nhng ting gm g, v h tr a bng cch tru tc n. Khi n lao nh rathen thng g, run ln v si bt mp v gin d, hci giu v ch nho n. H gm g v sa nhnhng con ch ng ght, ku meo meo, p tay ent v gy. Tt c nhng ci u rt d dn, nbit vy; nhng chnh v vy m n thy danh gi can cng b xc phm, v ni cm gin cng mi lc 1


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lack of water caused him severe suffering and fannedhis wrath to fever-pitch. For that matter, high-strungand finely sensitive, the ill treatment had flung himinto a fever, which was fed by the inflammation ofhis parched and swollen throat and tongue.

tng. i n khng phi l iu n quan tm nhiulm, nhng kht nc lm cho n cc k kh sv thi bng s phn n ca n ln n mc nh phtst. Trong lc n ang cng thng cao v ht scnhy cm, nhng i x xu xa x y n vo 1cn st, cn st ny cng tng thm v hng b vimty v li kh khc, sng phng.

He was glad for one thing: the rope was off his neck.That had given them an unfair advantage; but nowthat it was off, he would show them. They wouldnever get another rope around his neck. Upon that hewas resolved. For two days and nights he neither atenor drank, and during those two days and nights oftorment, he accumulated a fund of wrath that bodedill for whoever first fell foul of him. His eyes turnedblood-shot, and he was metamorphosed into a ragingfiend. So changed was he that the Judge himselfwould not have recognized him; and the expressmessengers breathed with relief when they bundledhim off the train at Seattle.

Ch c 1 iu lm n hi lng: si dy thng rikhi c n. Si dy y to cho bn ngi kia 1 lith, nhng khng cng bng i vi n. Song by gichng cn si dy y c, th Bc s cho chng bittay. Chng ng bao gi hng t 1 si dy no khcvo c n. Bc qu quyt nh vy. Sut 2 ngy mn khng n khng ung, v trong 2 ngy m bhnh h y, ni cm gin cha cht bn trong n botrc s chng lnh cho k no v phc chm phi nu tin. i mt n vn ln ngu. N hothnh 1 con qu n khi xung thin. N thay i nni d bn thn ng Thm c gp cng s khng thnhn ra c n na. V nhng nhn vin trnt uth pho nh nhm lc h tng kh c n ra khitu ho ti thnh ph Seatle.

Four men gingerly carried the crate from the wagoninto a small, high-walled back yard. A stout man,with a red sweater that sagged generously at the neck,came out and signed the book for the driver. That

was the man, Buck divined, the next tormentor, andhe hurled himself savagely against the bars. The mansmiled grimly, and brought a hatchet and a club.

Bn ngi rt thn trng b chic thng tha t chicxe nga vo trong 1 mnh sn sau hp c tng caovy kn. 1 ngi chc mp mc chic o nt mu dn rng c, bc ra v k vo s ca ngi nh

xe nga. Bc on chc tn ny s hnh h mnh tip,th l n lao mnh ra st thnh g 1 cch d tn.Ngi kia mm ci nham him, mang n 1 chicru nh v 1 ci di cui.

"You ain't going to take him out now?" the driverasked.

Ngi nh xe hi:- ng khng nh th n by gi ch?

"Sure," the man replied, driving the hatchet into the

crate for a pry.

- Sao li khng? - ngi kia va tr li, va b chic

ru vo ci thng ny ra.

There was an instantaneous scattering of the fourmen who had carried it in, and from safe perches ontop the wall they prepared to watch the performance.

Lp tc 4 ngi mang ch n vi b chy tn lon,ri t v tr ngi vt vo trn nh tng cao an ton,h chun b chng kin cnh tng sp din ra.

Buck rushed at the splintering wood, sinking his teethinto it, surging and wrestling with it. Wherever thehatchet fell on the outside, he was there on the inside,

Bc xng ti cn ngp rng vo thanh g v toc,nhay x, vt ln vi thanh g. bn ngoi, ru bxung u, th bn trong Bc sn ti , g go


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snarling and growling, as furiously anxious to get outas the man in the red sweater was calmly intent ongetting him out.

gm rt. Ngi mc o chm ch tho ci cho nra vi thi im tnh bao nhiu, th n lng lnchc xng ra vi thi hung d by nhiu.Khi ph c 1 l trng va ngi Bc chui lt,g n ng ln ting:

"Now, you red-eyed devil," he said, when he had

made an opening sufficient for the passage of Buck'sbody. At the same time he dropped the hatchet andshifted the club to his right hand.

- No! Ci con qu mt kia! - ng thi g vt

chic ru i v chuyn chic di cui sang tay phi.

And Buck was truly a red-eyed devil, as he drewhimself together for the spring, hair bristling, mouthfoaming, a mad glitter in his blood-shot eyes. Straightat the man he launched his one hundred and fortypounds of fury, surcharged with the pent passion oftwo days and nights. In mid air, just as his jaws were

about to close on the man, he received a shock thatchecked his body and brought his teeth together withan agonizing clip. He whirled over, fetching theground on his back and side. He had never beenstruck by a club in his life, and did not understand.With a snarl that was part bark and more scream hewas again on his feet and launched into the air. Andagain the shock came and he was brought crushinglyto the ground. This time he was aware that it was theclub, but his madness knew no caution. A dozentimes he charged, and as often the club broke the

charge and smashed him down.

V Bc qu tr thnh 1 con qu mt , vi thnhnh thu ht li chun b nhy vt, lng dng ng,mp si bt, i mt ngu nh ln 1 ngn la indi. Nhm thng ngi kia, n phng ton b 140pao nng cha cht s gin d ca n, cng thm csc nng ca mi cm gin b nn trong sut 2

ngy m t hm.ang lao na chng, ng vo lc 2 hm ca n spbp vo con ngi trc mt, th 1 n ging tngt chn ng c thn hnh n li v nh gp 2hm rng ca n p vo nhau au n. N ng lnnho, ging lng v sn xung t. Trong i n,cha bao gi n b nh bng di cui, nn n khnghiu ra sao c. Vi 1 ting ging ting r hn l tingsa, n li bt dy v lao vt ln. n tr mng liging ti v qut n xung t. Ln ny th n bit l chic di cui, nhng in ln ri, n ch cn bit

thn trng g na. Hng chc ln, n lao ln tn cng,v cng by nhiu ln chic di cui b gy cuc tncng v nh gc n.

After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to hisfeet, too dazed to rush. He staggered limply about,the blood flowing from nose and mouth and ears, hisbeautiful coat sprayed and flecked with bloodyslaver. Then the man advanced and deliberately dealthim a frightful blow on the nose. All the pain he had

endured was as nothing compared with the exquisiteagony of this. With a roar that was almost lionlike inits ferocity, he again hurled himself at the man. Butthe man, shifting the club from right to left, coollycaught him by the under jaw, at the same timewrenching downward and backward. Buck describeda complete circle in the air, and half of another, thencrashed to the ground on his head and chest.

Sau 1 n c bit c lit, Bc b l ra, qu chongvng, khng vt ln c na. N khp khing loo bc quanh, mu a ra c mi, c mm, v ctai, b lng p ca n lm tm nhng m nc btm mu. Lc ny, ngi mc o bn bc ti, ctnh qut cho n 1 c khng khip vo mi. Mi n

au n t ny n gi tht ch mi m g so vi cnh au n thu gan, thu rut ny. Rng ln 1ting hung tn gn nh ting gm ca s t, n lilao vo ngi kia. Nhng g chuyn chic di cui ttay phi sang tay tri, bnh tnh tm ly hm di caBc, ng thi vn n xung pha di v ra ngsau. Bc vng vy trn khng, vch thnh 1 vngtrn, ln thm na vng na ri m u v c xungt.


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For the last time he rushed. The man struck theshrewd blow he had purposely withheld for so long,and Buck crumpled up and went down, knockedutterly senseless.

Ln cui cng, Bc lao ti, g dn ng bn ging chon 1 n c hi m g ch tm gi li cho n lcny cha thi th, v th l Bc gc hn, ri xung,hon ton bt tnh.

"He's no slouch at dog-breakin', that's wot I say," oneof the men on the wall cried enthusiastically.

- i d! Tr ch nh vy phi ni l tuyt! - 1 ngitrn tng cao reo ln thch th.

"Druther break cayuses any day, and twice onSundays," was the reply of the driver, as he climbedon the wagon and started the horses.

Ting g nh xe p:- Tt hn ht l tr my con ngho, tr hng ngy, chnht tr 2 ln - v g tro ln x,e ra roi thc nga i.

Buck's senses came back to him, but not his strength.He lay where he had fallen, and from there hewatched the man in the red sweater.

Bc hi tnh, nhng sc lc ca n th kit. Nvn nm bp ch n ri xung lc ny, theo dingi mc o nt .

"'Answers to the name of Buck,'" the mansoliloquized, quoting from the saloon-keeper's letterwhich had announced the consignment of the crateand contents. "Well, Buck, my boy," he went on in agenial voice, "we've had our little ruction, and thebest thing we can do is to let it go at that. You'velearned your place, and I know mine. Be a good dogand all 'll go well and the goose hang high. Be a baddog, and I'll whale the stuffin' outa you.

Understand?"

- Tn n l Bc - ngi n ng ni 1 mnh, nhc limy ch trong bc th ca lo ch qun vit chog bo trc v ci thng ng mn hng - No! Bc!Anh bn! - G ni tip bng 1 ging thn mt vui v -Chng ta c 1 cuc u nho nh vi nhau, thin y tt hn ht l chng ta cho qua, ng tmna nh! Ch my hiu c cng v ca chmy, cn ta, th ta bit cng v ca ta. Hy tr thnh1 con ch ngoan, ri tt c mi vic s tri chy m

p. Cn nu ch my m bng, th ta s qut chosc cm ra. Nghe cha?

As he spoke he fearlessly patted the head he had somercilessly pounded, and though Buck's hairinvoluntarily bristled at touch of the hand, he enduredit without protest. When the man brought him waterhe drank eagerly, and later bolted a generous meal ofraw meat, chunk by chunk, from the man's hand.

G va ni va mnh bo ly tay v v trn ci um va ri g nn cho khng thng tic, v mcd lng Bc v tnh dng ngc c ln mi khi bntay y chm vo n, n vn cam chu s v v mkhng phn ng. V khi g mang nc n, n ungho hc, ri sau li v vp ngn 1 ba tht sngtho thu, ht sc ny n sc khc, ngay trong bn

tay g bn cho n.

He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken.He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance againsta man with a club. He had learned the lesson, and inall his after life he never forgot it. That club was arevelation. It was his introduction to the reign ofprimitive law, and he met the introduction halfway.The facts of life took on a fiercer aspect; and while

N b nh gc - n bit vy - nhng khng bnh n tan xng. N vnh vin nhn thy l nkhng hng g chng li 1 con ngi c chic di cuitrong tay. N hc c 1 bi hc m sau ny chon ht i n vn khng h qun. Chic di cui nyl 1 s pht hin mi. l vt a n vo lnh aca lut l nguyn thu, v n nh r bi hc .


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he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all thelatent cunning of his nature aroused. As the dayswent by, other dogs came, in crates and at the ends ofropes, some docilely, and some raging and roaring ashe had come; and, one and all, he watched them passunder the dominion of the man in the red sweater.Again and again, as he looked at each brutalperformance, the lesson was driven home to Buck: aman with a club was a lawgiver, a master to beobeyed, though not necessarily conciliated. Of thislast Buck was never guilty, though he did see beatendogs that fawned upon the man, and wagged theirtails, and licked his hand. Also he saw one dog, thatwould neither conciliate nor obey, finally killed in thestruggle for mastery.

S tht ca cuc i mang 1 b mt hung tn hntrc. V trong lc n ng u vi b mt y mkhng khip s, th y cng l lc n ng u bngtt c ci khn ranh tim tng c khi dy ttrong bn cht n. Ngy li ngy tri qua, c nhngcon ch khc n, con th b nht trong thngtha, con th c dt n bng si dy thng bucc. 1 s con ngoan ngon, 1 s con th in gin vgm tht nh Bc lc mi n. V Bc quan stc tt c bn chng, khng st 1 con no, kinh quabn tay ch ng ca ngi mc o nt . bao ln,mi khi n nhn thy cnh tng tn bo din ra, thbi hc li tr v trong tr n: 1 con ngi cm dicui l 1 k lm ra lut, 1 ng ch phi c tun lnh,mc d khng nht thit phi thn phc g. V imcui cng ny, Bc khng bao gi c li. Mc d nqu thy c nhng con ch sau khi b nh vn lixun xoe bn cnh ngi y, ri no l vy ui mng,

no l lim tay g. V Bc cng thy 1 con chkhng chu thn phc nhng cng khng chu tunlnh, cui cng b git trong cuc tranh u ginhth thng.

Now and again men came, strangers, who talkedexcitedly, wheedlingly, and in all kinds of fashions tothe man in the red sweater. And at such times thatmoney passed between them the strangers took oneor more of the dogs away with them. Buck wondered

where they went, for they never came back; but thefear of the future was strong upon him, and he wasglad each time when he was not selected.

Thnh thong li c ngi n, nhng ngi l, hni chuyn vi ngi mc o nt bng ci gingsi ni, hoc tn tnh nh to, bng th ging. Vvo nhng ln nh vy, sau khi 2 bn rao tin chonhau, th nhng ngi l mt li mang i 1 vi con

ch. Bc t hi khng bit nhng con ch y i u,v chng khng bao gi tr li c; nhng bn trongBc canh cnh 1 ni lo s cho tng lai, do , miln khng ai ng g n n c th n li mng.

Yet his time came, in the end, in the form of a littleweazened man who spat broken English and manystrange and uncouth exclamations which Buck couldnot understand.

Th nhng cui cng cng n lt n. y l ci hmxut hin 1 anh chng b nh, nhn nheo, ni b b 1th ting Anh ti vi nhiu thn t k d v mi lm Bc khng th hiu ni.

"Sacredam!" he cried, when his eyes lit upon Buck."Dat one dam bully dog! Eh? How much?"

- Qu tha ma bt! - anh chng ku to, 2 mt sng lnkhi pht hin ra Bc - Tht l 1 con ch tuyt vi! !Bao nhiu?

"Three hundred, and a present at that," was theprompt reply of the man in the red sweater. "Andseem' it's government money, you ain't got no kickcoming, eh, Perrault?"

- 300. Coi nh bit khng thi y! - ting ngi o tr li ngay tc th - V rng y cng l tin Nhnc thi, t chc l cu cng ch phn i g, hPern?


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Perrault grinned. Considering that the price of dogshad been boomed skyward by the unwonted demand,it was not an unfair sum for so fine an animal. TheCanadian Government would be no loser, nor wouldits despatches travel the slower. Perrault knew dogs,and when he looked at Buck he knew that he was onein a thousand--"One in ten t'ousand," he commentedmentally.

Pern tot ming ci nhn nh. C xt gi ch nichung vt ln n tng my do nhu cu tng 1cch t c, th s tin ny cng khng phi l qua si vi 1 con vt tuyt nh vy. Chnh ph Canaachng thit g, m nhng cng vn, th t ca chnhph chuyn i cng ch b chm hn t no. Pern lngi snh v ch nn khi nhn thy Bc, anh bit ltrong 1000 con ch mi c 1 con nh th."Thm ch 1 vn con mi c 1 con nh th" anhthm nhn xt trong c.

Buck saw money pass between them, and was notsurprised when Curly, a good-natured Newfoundland,and he were led away by the little weazened man.That was the last he saw of the man in the redsweater, and as Curly and he looked at recedingSeattle from the deck of the Narwhal, it was the lasthe saw of the warm Southland. Curly and he weretaken below by Perrault and turned over to ablack-faced giant called Francois. Perrault was aFrench-Canadian, and swarthy; but Francois was aFrench-Canadian half-breed, and twice as swarthy.They were a new kind of men to Buck (of which hewas destined to see many more), and while hedeveloped no affection for them, he none the lessgrew honestly to respect them. He speedily learnedthat Perrault and Francois were fair men, calm andimpartial in administering justice, and too wise in the

way of dogs to be fooled by dogs.

Bc nhn thy tin trao qua i li gia 2 ngi, vkhng ngc nhin cht no khi n cng vi Cli, 1con ch c ci hin lnh thuc ni Niuphaoln, bngi n ng b nh nhn heo dt i. l ln cuicng n nhn thy ngi mc o nt , v khi ncng con Cli ng trn boong tu Naun di theothnh ph Seatle ang li dn, th l ln cui cngn ngm nhn vng t phng Nam m p.Pern a Bc v Cli xung bn trong tu v bngiao chng cho 1 anh chng to ln mt en tn lPhrngxoa. Pern l 1 ngi Canada gc Php, dangm ngm en; cn Phrngxoa, th li l ngiCanada gc Php lai th dn, v da cn en hn gpbi. i vi Bc, h thuc 1 loi ngi mi l (loingi m s phn nh ra cho Bc l cn phi gpnhiu na). Bc khng thy trong lng mnh ny nmi thin cm g i vi h, tuy nhin n dn dn

m ra knh trng h tht s. N nhanh chng nhnthy rng Pern v Phrngxoa l nhng con ngicng minh, bnh tnh v v t trong vic thi hnhcng l, v qu thng tho v tnh cch ca ch, nnch khng th la bp ni.

In the 'tween-decks of the Narwhal, Buck and Curlyjoined two other dogs. One of them was a big,snow-white fellow from Spitzbergen who had beenbrought away by a whaling captain, and who hadlater accompanied a Geological Survey into theBarrens. He was friendly, in a treacherous sort ofway, smiling into one's face the while he meditatedsome underhand trick, as, for instance, when he stolefrom Buck's food at the first meal. As Buck sprang topunish him, the lash of Francois's whip sang throughthe air, reaching the culprit first; and nothingremained to Buck but to recover the bone. That wasfair of Francois, he decided, and the half-breed beganhis rise in Buck's estimation.

Trn tu Naun, Bc v Cli kt bn vi 2 con chkhc: 1 con to ln, lng trng nh tuyt, gc gc tqun o Xpitxbgn. Hn c 1 thuyn trngnh c voi mang i khi qun o , ri sau hn itheo 1 on nghin cu a cht n vng Bern cnci Canada.Con ch ny b ngoi lm ra iu thn thin theo 1kiu xo tr, mm ci trc mt k khc nhngng thi li tr tnh 1 ba chi khm ln lt no .V d nh ngay trong ba n u tin cng vi Bc,hn xoy trm 1 phn thc n ca Bc. Bc vavt sang tr ti hn, th si dy buc u chic roica Phrngxoa vt trong khng kh bay n trcquy vo tn k cp. Th l Bc khng cn phi lm


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g na ngoi vic thu hi ci xng ca nPhrngxoa th l cng bng, Bc khng nh vy, vuy tn anh chng ngi lai bt u ln cao trong lngqu trng ca Bc.

The other dog made no advances, nor received any;also, he did not attempt to steal from the newcomers.

He was a gloomy, morose fellow, and he showedCurly plainly that all he desired was to be left alone,and further, that there would be trouble if he were notleft alone. "Dave" he was called, and he ate and slept,or yawned between times, and took interest innothing, not even when the Narwhal crossed QueenCharlotte Sound and rolled and pitched and buckedlike a thing possessed. When Buck and Curly grewexcited, half wild with fear, he raised his head asthough annoyed, favored them with an incuriousglance, yawned, and went to sleep again.

Cn 1 con ch na th khng thm lm thn vi aim cng khng nhn s lm thn ca ai. G cng

khng mu toan nh cp g ca k mi n. G l 1k ru r . G thng thng t cho Cli bit rng ttc mong mun ca g l hy cho g yn 1 mnh,v hn na, nu c ng vo g th ri s c chuynphin toi y! v l tn gi ca g. G n ri ng,thng hoc ngp di ch quan tm n ci g st, ngayc lc con tu Naun vt qua vnh N hong Sclt,ht lc bn ny li o bn n chm ln chi xung,ri li nhy ht ngc c t ln, c y nh b mam. Khi Bc v Cli b kch ng mnh, hong sn gn nh pht cung ln, th g nghnh u c vkh chu, nhng ri g li t thi khoan dung vichng bng 1 ci lic nhn th , ngp 1 ci, ri livi u nm ng.

Day and night the ship throbbed to the tireless pulseof the propeller, and though one day was very likeanother, it was apparent to Buck that the weather wassteadily growing colder. At last, one morning, thepropeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervadedwith an atmosphere of excitement. He felt it, as did

the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand.Francois leashed them and brought them on deck. Atthe first step upon the cold surface, Buck's feet sankinto a white mushy something very like mud. Hesprang back with a snort. More of this white stuffwas falling through the air. He shook himself, butmore of it fell upon him. He sniffed it curiously, thenlicked some up on his tongue. It bit like fire, and thenext instant was gone. This puzzled him. He tried itagain, with the same result. The onlookers laugheduproariously, and he felt ashamed, he knew not why,for it was his first snow.

Ngy cng nh m, con tu rn rng nhp p khngh mt mi ca chic chn vt, v mc d ngy nocng ging ht nh ngy no, Bc nhn giy r rngl tit tri c cng ngy cng rt thm ln mi. Cuicng 1 bui sng, ting chn vt ngng bt,v contu Naun bng trn ngp 1 khng kh nhn nho. N

cm thy iu , l ch kia cng cm thy nh vy,v chng bit rng sp c 1 thay i g y.Phrngxoa ly dy buc my con ch li, ri dtchng ln boong. Va t chn ln trn mt boonggi lnh, chn Bc sc ngay vo 1 cht trng nn, snst nh bn. N vi nhy li li, kht ln 1 ting.Thm nhiu vn ca cht trng y ang l t ri ttrn khng xung. N lc mnh gi, nhng li cnhiu vn khc ri xung mnh n t m ht ci cal y, ri tp 1 mnh ln li. Ci cht y ran rt nhla t, nhng mt ngay. iu lm n bi ri,khng hiu c. N th li 1 ln na, kt qu nhc. Nhng ngi ng nhn ci m ln, v n cmthy xu h, khng hiu sao c bi v l bngtuyt u tin xut hin trong cuc i ca n.

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Buck's first day on the Dyea beach was like anightmare. Every hour was filled with shock andsurprise. He had been suddenly jerked from the heartof civilization and flung into the heart of thingsprimordial. No lazy, sun-kissed life was this, withnothing to do but loaf and be bored. Here was neitherpeace, nor rest, nor a moment's safety. All wasconfusion and action, and every moment life andlimb were in peril. There was imperative need to beconstantly alert; for these dogs and men were nottown dogs and men. They were savages, all of them,who knew no law but the law of club and fang.

Ngy u tin ca Bc trn b sng ai ging nh 1cn c mng. N b gy sng st, kinh ngc tng gi.Bc t ngt b ht mnh ra khi trung tm ca civn minh v b tng vo trung tm ca nhng vtnguyn thu. y khng c cuc sng nhn nh tmnh nng mn man, khng c g lm ngoi vic itha thn v bun chn. y khng c yn tnh,khng c ngh ngi, cng khng c 1 pht no anton. Tt c u l ri lon v chin u, v bt klc no tnh mnh cng b e do. Thng xuyncnh gic l 1 nhu cu bt buc, bi v ch v ngi y khng phi l ch v ngi ca th thnh. Ttc bn chng u man r, chng khng tun theo 1lut l g ngoi lut ca di cui v rng nanh.

He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfishcreatures fought, and his first experience taught himan unforgetable lesson. It is true, it was a vicariousexperience, else he would not have lived to profit byit. Curly was the victim. They were camped near thelog store, where she, in her friendly way, madeadvances to a husky dog the size of a full-grownwolf, though not half so large as she. There was nowarning, only a leap in like a flash, a metallic clip ofteeth, a leap out equally swift, and Curly's face wasripped open from eye to jaw.

Bc cha bao gi thy ch nh nhau theo ci kiunhng th sinh vt nh si lang ny nh nhau, vkinh nghim u tin ca n cho n 1 bi hckhng bao gi qun c. Ni cho ng ra, y l 1kinh nghim m n rt ra thay cho k khc, ch nukhng phi nh vy th n chng cn tn ti mvn dng kinh nghim y cho bn thn n sau ny.Cli chnh l nn nhn ca s vic xy ra. onngi v ch ng tri gn kho cha g. Ti kho ny,c nng Cli theo thi quen thn thin ca mnh snli nh bn vi 1 con ch tkim to bng 1 con sitrng thnh, mc d khng bng 1 na vc dng caCli. Khng c 1 du hiu bo trc no c, ch c 1

bc nhy vo nhanh nh chp, 1 ting rng p vonhau chi nh ting kim loi, v mi 1 bc nhy racng nhanh nh chp, v th l mt Cli b rch toct mt n hm.

It was the wolf manner of fighting, to strike and leapaway; but there was more to it than this. Thirty orforty huskies ran to the spot and surrounded thecombatants in an intent and silent circle. Buck didnot comprehend that silent intentness, nor the eagerway with which they were licking their chops. Curlyrushed her antagonist, who struck again and leapedaside. He met her next rush with his chest, in apeculiar fashion that tumbled her off her feet. Shenever regained them, This was what the onlookinghuskies had waited for. They closed in upon her,snarling and yelping, and she was buried, screamingwith agony, beneath the bristling mass of bodies.

y ci kiu nh nhau ca ch si l nh vy, 1ci ri vt ra ngoi; nhng khng ch c nh vy, mcn na. Khong 30 n 40 con ch tkim khcchy n, bao vy ly 2 con vt ang nh nhau, hnhthnh 1 vng trn chm ch im lng. Bc khng saohiu c s chm ch im lng y, v cng khng thhiu ni ci li chng ang lim mp 1 cch hau hunh th kia. Cli lao vo i th. Con vt ny li p1 ci ri vt ra 1 bn. n khi Cli lao vo ln nath hn d c ra chn 1 cch c bit lm cho Cling nho chng c 4 v ln. Cli khng cn bao ging dy c na. V chnh l iu m by scvt dng nhn kia ch i. Chng lp tc a vov nghin ly Cli, g go v gm rt, v Cli b vidp, tht ln au n trong cn hp hi di ng


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thn hnh chen chc ln nhn.

So sudden was it, and so unexpected, that Buck wastaken aback. He saw Spitz run out his scarlet tonguein a way he had of laughing; and he saw Francois,swinging an axe, spring into the mess of dogs. Threemen with clubs were helping him to scatter them. It

did not take long. Two minutes from the time Curlywent down, the last of her assailants were clubbedoff. But she lay there limp and lifeless in the bloody,trampled snow, almost literally torn to pieces, theswart half-breed standing over her and cursinghorribly. The scene often came back to Buck totrouble him in his sleep. So that was the way. No fairplay. Once down, that was the end of you. Well, hewould see to it that he never went down. Spitz ranout his tongue and laughed again, and from thatmoment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathlesshatred.

S vic xy ra t ngt qu, bt ng qu, lm choBc sng st. Bc nhn thy Xpt th ci li tira ci theo ci kiu ca hn. V Bc thyPhrngxoa, tay vung 1 chic ru, nhy b vo by chhn lon. 3 ngi khc cm di cui xng n gip

anh nh ui chng. H khng phi mt nhiu thgi. Ch trong vng 2 pht t khi Cli ng xung,nhng con cui cng trong by hung xu x Cli b di cui nh xua i ht. Nhng Cli nm ,mm nhn v tt th, gn nh b x hn ra tngmnh, trong m tuyt nt nh v vy mu. Anhchng ngi lai da ngm en ng st bn xac s,ang nguyn ra khng khip. Quang cnh thng ln vn tr li trong tr Bc, lm cho nkhng yn trong gic ng. A th ra ci li nh vyy. Li chi khng qun t. 1 khi anh ng xung,th l anh ht i. c ri, n s c gng gi chomnh khng bao gi ng xung. Ka Xpt li th lira m ci. K t lc y, Bc mi mi ght cay ghtng Xpt.

Before he had recovered from the shock caused bythe tragic passing of Curly, he received anothershock. Francois fastened upon him an arrangement ofstraps and buckles. It was a harness, such as he hadseen the grooms put on the horses at home. And as he

had seen horses work, so he was set to work, haulingFrancois on oa sled to the forest that fringed thevalley, and returning with a load of firewood. Thoughhis dignity was sorely hurt by thus being made adraught animal, he was too wise to rebel. He buckleddown with a will and did his best, though it was allnew and strange. Francois was stern, demandinginstant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receivinginstant obedience; while Dave, who was anexperienced wheeler, nipped Buck's hind quarterswhenever he was in error. Spitz was the leader,likewise experienced, and while he could not alwaysget at Buck, he growled sharp reproof now and again,or cunningly threw his weight in the traces to jerkBuck into the way he should go. Buck learned easily,and under the combined tuition of his two mates andFrancois made remarkable progress. Ere theyreturned to camp he knew enough to stop at "ho," togo ahead at "mush," to swing wide on the bends, andto keep clear of the wheeler when the loaded sled

Bc cha kp trn tnh sau cn bng hong v ci chtth thm ca Cli, th 1 iu khc li lm cho nsng st, Phrngxoa buc vo mnh n 1 m b xunhng ai da v kho gi bng st. l 1 b icng, ging nh cc th m Bc nhn thy cc

ch bi nga t ln lng nga hi Bc cn nh.V hi y Bc nhn thy l nga lm vic g, thnay Bc cng li b bt lm vic y; n phi ko 1chic xe trt tuyt c Phrngxoa ngi trn, i n 1khu rng st mp thung lng, ri tr v vi chic xecht y ci. Mc d danh gi ca Bc b tn thngau xt khi b bin thnh 1 con vt ko xe nh vy,nhng Bc khn ngoan t kim ch, khngchng i li. N xc nh quyt tm lm cng vicy, v lm ht sc mnh, mc d tt c u mi mv l lng.Phrngxoa l con ngi nghim khc, i hi s tunlnh ngay lp tc, v nh c chic roi da nn mnhlnh c tun theo ngay lp tc. Trong khi thv, con ch v tr ko st xe c kinh nghimtrong vai tr ny, li p vo hng ca Bc mi khiBc phm sai lm.V phn Xpt, con ch v tr dn u, cng c kinhnghim trong ngh, nhng v hn khng phi lc nocng chm c ti Bc, nn thnh thong hn li g


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shot downhill at their heels. ln nhng ting gay gt qu trch Bc, hoc lu cm b dn c trng lng ca hn vo cc dy ko bt Bc tr li ng vo hng vo Bc phi i.Bc hc tp c 1 cch d dng, v di s phihp dy ngh ca 2 con ch kia cng vi Phrngxoa,Bc t c nhng tin r rt. Trc khi trv n tri, n nm c nhng iu cn thit, bit ng li khi nghe ting "h", bit i ti khinghe ting "mts", bit ngot rng nhng khuung vng, v bit trnh khi chm phi con ch v tr st ngay trc xe mi khi chic xe trt chnng dc lao xung st gt chng.

"T'ree vair' good dogs," Francois told Perrault. "DatBuck, heem pool lak hell. I tich heem queek asanyt'ing."

- 3 con ch rt gii - Phrngxoa bo Pern - Cn conBc kia, n ko cht thi. N tip thu nhng iu rt nhanh.

By afternoon, Perrault, who was in a hurry to be onthe trail with his despatches, returned with two moredogs. "Billee" and "Joe" he called them, two brothers,and true huskies both. Sons of the one mother thoughthey were, they were as different as day and night.Billee's one fault was his excessive good nature,while Joe was the very opposite, sour andintrospective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignanteye. Buck received them in comradely fashion, Daveignored them, while Spitz proceeded to thrash firstone and then the other. Billee wagged his tail

appeasingly, turned to run when he saw thatappeasement was of no avail, and cried (stillappeasingly) when Spitz's sharp teeth scored hisflank. But no matter how Spitz circled, Joe whirledaround on his heels to face him, mane bristling, earslaid back, lips writhing and snarling, jaws clippingtogether as fast as he could snap, and eyesdiabolically gleaming--the incarnation of belligerentfear. So terrible was his appearance that Spitz wasforced to forego disciplining him; but to cover hisown discomfiture he turned upon the inoffensive andwailing Billee and drove him to the confines of thecamp.

Bui chiu hm , Pern tr v vi 2 con ch na vanh ang cn gp rt ln ng vi ng cng vnth t ca anh. Anh gi chng l "Bili" v "J".Chng l 2 anh em rut, v c 2 u l ni chtkim chnh cng. Tuy l cng 1 m, nhng chngkhc nhau nh m vi ngy. 1 iu ng ch trch Bili l ci nt qu i nhu nhc, cn J th honton tri ngc, hay cu bn v hp hi thng xuyngm g v c ci nhn c . Bc tip n chng bngthi bn b, v th pht l chng, cn Xpt thxng vo hoch ho ht tn ny n tn kia. Bili vy

ui cu ho, quay mnh chy khi thy l cu hokhng n thua, v ku ln (cng ku ln vi gingcu ho) khi hm rng sc nhn ca Xpt rch vosn n. Nhng cn J th bt chp Xpt ln quanhnh th no n tr 2 chn sau ri thon thot quayvng i u vi Xpt, bm c dng ng ln, taiko xch ra ng sau, mp dn git nhn nh v gmrt, 2 hm rng lin hi vp vo nhau n mc nhanhnht, v mt lo ln 1 nh hi c - biu th sn sngchp nhn cuc giao tranh. Trng din mo ca nn phi khip, lm cho Xpt buc phi thi khngcn dm ghp n vo khun php g na. Nhng g li th din Xpt li quay sang tn Bili lnh nht v hay ku van kia v rt u Bili n tn cngkhu tri.

By evening Perrault secured another dog, an oldhusky, long and lean and gaunt, with a battle-scarredface and a single eye which flashed a warning ofprowess that commanded respect. He was called

n ti hm y, Pern kim c thm 1 con chna, 1 lo ch tkim gi, mnh di, gy guc, c vd tn, vi b mt c nhng vt so chinh chin, vch cn c 1 con mt c nht trong rc ln du


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Sol-leks, which means the Angry One. Like Dave, heasked nothing, gave nothing, expected nothing; andwhen he marched slowly and deliberately into theirmidst, even Spitz left him alone. He had onepeculiarity which Buck was unlucky enough todiscover. He did not like to be approached on hisblind side. Of this offence Buck was unwittinglyguilty, and the first knowledge he had of hisindiscretion was when Sol-leks whirled upon himand slashed his shoulder to the bone for three inchesup and down. Forever after Buck avoided his blindside, and to the last of their comradeship had no moretrouble. His only apparent ambition, like Dave's, wasto be left alone; though, as Buck was afterward tolearn, each of them possessed one other and evenmore vital ambition.

hiu ca s can m, khin k khc phi knh n.Ngi ta gi lo l "Xnlch", c ngha l "K tcgin".Cng ging nh v, lo khng i hi ai ci g c,khng cho ai ci g c, khng trong mong vo ci gc. V khi lo bc chm ri, khoan thai i vo chnhgia m ch kia, th ngay c Xpt cng cho loyn, khng dy vo lo. Lo c 1 tnh c bit, thtkhng may m Bc pht hin ra: lo khng thchk no sn gn n bn mt m ca lo. Bc phmphi iu ny 1 cch v tnh v Bc bt u nhnthc c s v ca mnh l Xnlch lao b von v d di cn vo vai n rch thnh nhiu vt sun tn xng v di c n ba inch. Th l mi miv sau Bc king khng i qua bn mt m ca lona. Quan h gia Bc vi lo t y khng cn iug rc ri. Mong mun hin nhin ca Xnlch cngging nh ca v, ch l c yn 1 mnh, ng

ai ng n, mc d, nh sau ny Bc thy, mi gu c 1 ham mun khc, 1 ham mun mang tnhcht cn sinh t hn nhiu.

That night Buck faced the great problem of sleeping.The tent, illumined by a candle, glowed warmly inthe midst of the white plain; and when he, as a matterof course, entered it, both Perrault and Francoisbombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, tillhe recovered from his consternation and fled

ignominiously into the outer cold. A chill wind wasblowing that nipped him sharply and bit with especialvenom into his wounded shoulder. He lay down onthe snow and attempted to sleep, but the frost soondrove him shivering to his feet. Miserable anddisconsolate, he wandered about among the manytents, only to find that one place was as cold asanother. Here and there savage dogs rushed uponhim, but he bristled his neck-hair and snarled (for hewas learning fast), and they let him go his wayunmolested.

m y Bc i ng 1 cch v cng vt v. Chic lu,c ngn nn chiu sng, rc ln m cng gia cnhng trng tot. Bc bc vo , y l iu d nhinthi. Th nhng khi n bc vo, c Pern lnPhrngxoa u ti tp tn cng n bng nhng dngc nu n v nhng li chi ra, mi cho n khi n

trn tnh li c sau cn sng s kinh ngc v bchy nhc nh tr ra ngoi tri gi lnh. 1 cn gi stthi qua, lm n t but v chc 1 th nc c nhcnhi vo vt thng trn vai. N nm di trn tuytv c lm sao ng, nhng chng my chc snggi nh bt n ng dy run ly by. Khn khv tht vng, n lang thang i quanh qun gia nhngchic lu, nhng ch thy ch no cng rt c. Ri rcy 1 vi con ch hoang xng n lao vo n,nhng n dng bm c ln v gm rt (y l n hckinh nghim cng kh nhanh) v th l chng cho

n tip tc i qua yn n.

Finally an idea came to him. He would return and seehow his own team-mates were making out. To hisastonishment, they had disappeared. Again hewandered about through the great camp, looking forthem, and again he returned. Were they in the tent?No, that could not be, else he would not have beendriven out. Then where could they possibly be? With

Cui cng, n ny ra 1 . N s tr lui v xem thcc bn trong n n x s nh th no? L lngthay, chng n u i u mt c. N li lang thangquanh qun qua gia khu lu tri thnh thang itm bn chng, nhng ri n li tr v khng. Hay lchng n trong lu. Khng, khng th nh vyc, v nu chng trong lu th bn thn n


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drooping tail and shivering body, very forlorn indeed,he aimlessly circled the tent. Suddenly the snow gaveway beneath his fore legs and he sank down.Something wriggled under his feet. He sprang back,bristling and snarling, fearful of the unseen andunknown. But a friendly little yelp reassured him,and he went back to investigate. A whiff of warm airascended to his nostrils, and there, curled up underthe snow in a snug ball, lay Billee. He whinedplacatingly, squirmed and wriggled to show his goodwill and intentions, and even ventured, as a bribe forpeace, to lick Buck's face with his warm wet tongue.

khng b ui ra ngoi nh vy. Th th chng n cth u? ui cp xung, ton thn run ly by,qu l rt au kh tuyt vng n tha thn bc vngquanh chiu lu. Bng nhin tuyt tt xung di 2chn trc ca n, lm n rt chn xung. C 1 ci g qun qui di bn chn Bc. N vi nhy lui,lng dng ngc c ln v gm g, kinh s trc vtkhng nhn thy v khng nhn ra c . Nhng 1ting nh thn thin ct ln, lm n vng d, nnn li bc ti xem xt. 1 lung hi m to nh bcln mi n. V y Bili ang nm cun li dituyt thnh 1 cc trn, kn gi m p. Bili ku l nhbng ci ging xoa du, vn vo mnh my by tthin ch ca n, v li cn dm nh bo, nh l 1hnh ng t lt cu ho, lim mt Bc bng cili n t m p ca n.

Another lesson. So that was the way they did it, eh?Buck confidently selected a spot, and with much fussand waste effort proceeded to dig a hole for himself.In a trice the heat from his body filled the confinedspace and he was asleep. The day had been long andarduous, and he slept soundly and comfortably,though he growled and barked and wrestled with baddreams.

Li 1 bi hc na! th ra chng lm ci kiu nh thny y! Vi 1 nim t tin, Bc chn 1 ch, ri, rtri rt v lng ph sc, Bc tin hnh o cho mnh 1ci l. V th l trong nhy mt, hi m ca thn thBc to y trong h kn, v n ng thip i. Ngyhm y tht l qu di v gay go gian kh, nn n ngrt ngon v khoan khoi, mc d thnh thong n ligm g, sa v git mnh v nm m thy nhng iud di.

Nor did he open his eyes till roused by the noises of

the waking camp. At first he did not know where hewas. It had snowed during the night and he wascompletely buried. The snow walls pressed him onevery side, and a great surge of fear swept throughhim--the fear of the wild thing for the trap. It was atoken that he was harking back through his own lifeto the lives of his forebears; for he was a civilizeddog, an unduly civilized dog, and of his ownexperience knew no trap and so could not of himselffear it. The muscles of his whole body contractedspasmodically and instinctively, the hair on his neckand shoulders stood on end, and with a ferocioussnarl he bounded straight up into the blinding day,the snow flying about him in a flashing cloud. Ere helanded on his feet, he saw the white camp spread outbefore him and knew where he was and rememberedall that had passed from the time he went for a strollwith Manuel to the hole he had dug for himself thenight before.

Mi cho n khi nhng ting n o ca khu tri ang

thc dy khuy ng lm Bc tnh gic th n mi mmt. Thot u n khng bit l ang u. C mtuyt ri v lp kn n. Nhng bc tng tuytp vo n khp 4 chung quanh, khin trong lng nt nhin r ln 1 ni hong s gh gm - ni thngtht ca con th hoang d s mc vo by. y l 1du hiu chng t Bc ko cuc i ca n lui tr vvi 1 cuc i ca t tin n, bi v Bc l 1 con ch tr thnh vn minh, 1 con ch qu i vn minh,vy nu ch qua kinh nghim ca bn thn n thi thlm sao bit c ci by l g, v do t nhn thcca bn thn n th khng th no li s by. Cc bptht trong ton thn n co git tng hi theo linh tnh,lng trn c v vai n dng ngc c ln, v vi 1ting gm hung tn, n bt nhy vt thng ng lnra gia nh ban ngy chi lo, tuyt hay tung ra xungquanh n thnh 1 m bi ngi sng. Trc khi 4chn chm t, n kp nhn thy khu tri trng tottri ra trc mt v hiu ngay l n ang u, v nnh li tt c, t ci bui n i do chi cng


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Menun cho n ci h n t o cho mnh m qua.

A shout from Francois hailed his appearance. "Wot Isay?" the dog-driver cried to Perrault. "Dat Buck forsure learn queek as anyt'ing."

Mt ting reo ca Phrngxoa cho n s xut hinca n. Anh chng nh xe ch ku to gi Pern:- Ny t bo! Ci con Bc hc g cng cc k nhanh.

Perrault nodded gravely. As courier for the CanadianGovernment, bearing important despatches, he wasanxious to secure the best dogs, and he wasparticularly gladdened by the possession of Buck.

Pern trang trng gt u. L 1 nhn vin giao lincho chnh ph Canada, mang chuyn nhng cng vngiy t quan trng, anh ta lo tm cho c nhng conch tt nht, v anh c bit hi lng khi kim cBc.

Three more huskies were added to the team inside anhour, making a total of nine, and before anotherquarter of an hour had passed they were in harnessand swinging up the trail toward the Dyea Canon.

Buck was glad to be gone, and though the work washard he found he did not particularly despise it. Hewas surprised at the eagerness which animated thewhole team and which was communicated to him;but still more surprising was the change wrought inDave and Sol-leks. They were new dogs, utterlytransformed by the harness. All passiveness andunconcern had dropped from them. They were alertand active, anxious that the work should go well, andfiercely irritable with whatever, by delay orconfusion, retarded that work. The toil of the traces

seemed the supreme expression of their being, and allthat they lived for and the only thing in which theytook delight.

Trong vng 1 ting, n ch c tng cng thm 3con ch tkim na, v chi tng s l 9 con, v nhanhchng, tt c bn chng u nai nt ai cng vngot ln con ng i v pha h ni sng ai. Bc

hi lng khi c ln ng, v mc d cng vicgay go nng nhc, n nhn thy rng n cng khngc bit khinh ght g loi cng vic nh th ny, Bcrt ngc nhin khi thy hng ln 1 khng kh hm hho hc trong c n ch, v s hm h y cng ly sang c n. Nhng c 1 iu cn ng ngc nhinhn, l s thay i 2 con ev v Xnlch.Chng tr thnh nhng con ch khc hn, honton bin i sau khi thng b ai cng. Tt cnhng g l th ng v h hng khng cn thy chng. Chng nhanh nhu v linh li hn ln, lo lng

cho cng vic c chu ton, v d ni cu 1 cch dtn vi bt k ci g tr ngi hoc ri rm lm chmtr cng vic y. Lao ng cc nhc trong vng dyko hnh nh l ngha tuyt nh ca s tn ti cachung, l tt c l sng ca chng, v l iu duy nhtm chng ham m.

Dave was wheeler or sled dog, pulling in front of himwas Buck, then came Sol-leks; the rest of the teamwas strung out ahead, single file, to the leader, which

position was filled by Spitz.

v l con ch v tr ko st xe. Ko ng trcn l Bc ri n Xnlch. S cn li buc tip thnhxu di, 1 hng dc, thng v pha trc cho n con

ch u n, v Xpt l con ch chim v tr u ny.

Buck had been purposely placed between Dave andSol-leks so that he might receive instruction. Aptscholar that he was, they were equally apt teachers,never allowing him to linger long in error, andenforcing their teaching with their sharp teeth. Davewas fair and very wise. He never nipped Buck

Bc c t 1 cch c ch vo gia v vXnlch, 2 g ny km cp cho n. N l cu hctr c nng khiu, th chng cng l nhng ng thygii, khng bao gi cho php n nhng nhng lutrong 1 ci li no , v bng i hm rng scnhn, chng buc n phi tun theo s dy bo


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without cause, and he never failed to nip him whenhe stood in need of it. As Francois's whip backed himup, Buck found it to be cheaper to mend his waysthan to retaliate. Once, during a brief halt, when hegot tangled in the traces and delayed the start, bothDave and Solleks flew at him and administered asound trouncing. The resulting tangle was evenworse, but Buck took good care to keep the tracesclear thereafter; and ere the day was done, so wellhad he mastered his work, his mates about ceasednagging him. Francois's whip snapped lessfrequently, and Perrault even honored Buck by liftingup his feet and carefully examining them.

ca chng. v cng bng v rt thng tho. G chbao gi tr Bc 1 cch v c, nhng g cng khngbao gi b qua m khng tr Bc khi cn thit. V vc ci roi ca Phrngxoa ng h v, nn Bc thyl th chu sa mnh i th cn li hn l tr a li.C ln sau 1 pht tm dng, Bc lm ri dy ko vgy nn chm tr khng i ngay c, th l c vv Xnlch xng vo n v cho n 1 trn ra tr.Kt qu l li cng lm ri tung c ln. Nhng sau Bc ht sc cn thn trnh khng vng vo dy kona; v trc khi ngy lao ng kt thc. Bc trnn thnh tho n mc cc bn ngh ca n thikhng cn ry la n na. Chic roi da ca Phrngxoaqut xung t hn, v thm ch Bc cn vinh d cPern nng cc bn chn ln xem xt cn thn.

It was a hard day's run, up the Canon, through SheepCamp, past the Scales and the timber line, acrossglaciers and snowdrifts hundreds of feet deep, andover the great Chilcoot Divide, which stands betweenthe salt water and the fresh and guards forbiddinglythe sad and lonely North. They made good time downthe chain of lakes which fills the craters of extinctvolcanoes, and late that night pulled into the hugecamp at the head of Lake Bennett, where thousandsof goldseekers were building boats against thebreak-up of the ice in the spring. Buck made his holein the snow and slept the sleep of the exhausted just,

but all too early was routed out in the cold darknessand harnessed with his mates to the sled.

Ngy hm y l 1 ngy chy ct lc, tro qua h ni,xuyn nhng th trn nh Sip v Xkn, vt qua barng cui cng, qua nhng sng bng v nhng khituyt gi dn dy hng trm b, ri leo ln ngn oChinct sng sng, vch phn thu chn ngang giavng nc bin v vng nc ngt v ng nh 1 vhung thn trn trng hm do, canh gi min tphng Bc bun t v hiu qunh. Chic xe chy khnhanh xung dc dy h lp kn nng ming ni la tt, v khuya hm y, on ngi v ch ko vo 1khu tri khng l u h Bennt, ti y c hngngn ngi i tm vng ang ng thuyn d

phng bng tan trong ma xun. Bc o 1 qua 1cuc thi u kit sc, nhng t qu sm b li cra trong bng m lnh but v b thng vo chic xetrt tuyt cng l bn ca n.

That day they made forty miles, the trail beingpacked; but the next day, and for many days tofollow, they broke their own trail, worked harder, andmade poorer time. As a rule, Perrault travelled aheadof the team, packing the snow with webbed shoes tomake it easier for them. Francois, guiding the sled atthe gee-pole, sometimes exchanged places with him,but not often. Perrault was in a hurry, and he pridedhimself on his knowledge of ice, which knowledgewas indispensable, for the fall ice was very thin, andwhere there was swift water, there was no ice at all.

Hm y chng chy 40 dm, v vt ng c sn,bng tuyt c nn cht. Nhng ngy hm sau,v nhiu ngy tip sau na, on ngi v ch phit m ng i, nn lm vic mt nhc hn m li ichm hn. Theo l thng, Pern dn u trc nch, dng lip i tuyt nn cht tuyt li cho chko xe d dng hn Phrngxoa v tr iu khinchic xe cn li xe, thnh thong i ch cho Pern,nhng khng thng xuyn. Pern ang rt vi, vanh li t ho l ngi thng tho ngh bng tuyt, sthng tho y khng th thiu c lc no bi v lpbng ma thu rt mng, v ni no nc bn dichy xit th ni khng ng 1 t bng no.


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Day after day, for days unending, Buck toiled in thetraces. Always, they broke camp in the dark, and thefirst gray of dawn found them hitting the trail withfresh miles reeled off behind them. And always theypitched camp after dark, eating their bit of fish, andcrawling to sleep into the snow. Buck was ravenous.The pound and a half of sun-dried salmon, which washis ration for each day, seemed to go nowhere. Henever had enough, and suffered from perpetualhunger pangs. Yet the other dogs, because theyweighed less and were born to the life, received apound only of the fish and managed to keep in goodcondition.

Ngy li ngy qua nhng ngy ni nhau bt tn. Bclao ng nhc nhn trong vng ai cng. Hm nocng vy, tri cn ti m m nh tri, v khi tiasng nht nht u tin ca bui bnh minh va h rath thy chng rong rui trn con ng mn, trtli sau thm nhng dm ng mi. V hm nocng vy, sau khi tri ti sp xung mi dng ling tri, l ch n phn c t i ca mnh ri b l rang trong tuyt, Bc i co c rut. Phn thc nca n mi ngy, 1 sut c hi kh nng 1 pao ri,tht ch thm vo u. N khng bao gi n ,thng xuyn b cn i dn vt. y th m cc cnoch kia, v khng nng cn bng n v sinh ra chnhl sng cuc sng ny, nn tuy ch c 1 khuphn c nng 1 pao thi, nhng vn gi c trngthi bnh thng.

He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which hadcharacterized his old life. A dainty eater, he foundthat his mates, finishing first, robbed him of hisunfinished ration. There was no defending it. Whilehe was fighting off two or three, it was disappearingdown the throats of the others. To remedy this, he ateas fast as they; and, so greatly did hunger compelhim, he was not above taking what did not belong tohim. He watched and learned. When he saw Pike,one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief,slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was

turned, he duplicated the performance the followingday, getting away with the whole chunk. A greatuproar was raised, but he was unsuspected; whileDub, an awkward blunderer who was always gettingcaught, was punished for Buck's misdeed.

Bc nhanh chng mt ci tnh kn c chn canh vnl c tnh sinh hot ca n trc kia. Cu cu khnhn nn l bn ca n n xong trc, li xng ncp lun c phn ca n ang n d. N cng khngchng gi c. Trong khi cu cu nh ui i 2, 3tn th phn thc n ca n li lt vo hng nhng tnkhc. khc phc, n c n nhanh bng chng. Rith, v cn i bc bch qu th, n nh h mnh ilm ci vic cum ly nhng th khng phi ca n.N theo di v hc tp. 1 hm n nhn thyPaic, 1 trong nhng con ch mi nhp n - 1 tn

lu c thng gi m trn vic v l 1 tn k cptinh qui - khn kho th c 1 lt tht ln mui lcPern va quay lng i. Th l ngy hm sau, Bcdin li tit mc y y ht, m li tha i c khc tht.Ting la m ln, nhng chng ai nghi ng Bc,trong khi p, 1 con ch ng nghch vng v vlun b bt gp ni c chuyn, li b trng tr v citi m Bc ph.

This first theft marked Buck as fit to survive in thehostile Northland environment. It marked hisadaptability, his capacity to adjust himself tochanging conditions, the lack of which would havemeant swift and terrible death. It marked, further, thedecay or going to pieces of his moral nature, a vainthing and a handicap in the ruthless struggle forexistence. It was all well enough in the Southland,under the law of love and fellowship, to respectprivate property and personal feelings; but in theNorthland, under the law of club and fang, whoso

V n cp u tin ny l du hiu chng t Bc thch ng c tn ti trong ci mi trng cuch ca vng t phng Bc ny. S vic biuhin kh nng thch nghi ca Bc, c th t iuchnh cho hp vi nhng hon cnh bin i: thiukh nng y s c ngha l ri vo ci cht nhanhchng v khng khip. S vic li cn biu hins suy sp, tan nt ca bn cht c o c ca n, 1th ph phim rng tuch v 1 iu bt li trong cucu tranh sinh tn tn nhn ny. vng t phngNam, di lut l ca tnh yu v tnh bn, vic tn


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took such things into account was a fool, and in sofar as he observed them he would fail to prosper.

trng ca ci c nhn v cm xc ring t ca kkhc l ng. Nhng ci vng t phng Bc nydi lut l ca di cui v rng nanh, th k no lutm n nhng iu l k kh di, v nu nh Bcc tun th nhng iu th chc hn Bc khngth thnh cng.

Not that Buck reasoned it out. He was fit, that wasall, and unconsciously he accommodated himself tothe new mode of life. All his days, no matter what theodds, he had never run from a fight. But the club ofthe man in the red sweater had beaten into him amore fundamental and primitive code. Civilized, hecould have died for a moral consideration, say thedefence of Judge Miller's riding-whip; but thecompleteness of his decivilization was nowevidenced by his ability to flee from the defence of amoral consideration and so save his hide. He did notsteal for joy of it, but because of the clamor of hisstomach. He did not rob openly, but stole secretly andcunningly, out of respect for club and fang. In short,the things he did were done because it was easier todo them than not to do them.

Cng ch phi Bc suy lun ra c rnh rt nhvy. N ph hp c, c th thi. N lm chon thch nghi c vi li sng mi, 1 cch khng tgic. Trong c cuc i ca n trc kia, n cha hchy trn khi 1 cuc chin u, d n vo th btli nh th no i na. Nhng chic di cui cangi mc o nt nn ngm vo trong u n 1th o l c bn hn v nguyn thu hn. Lc con l1 con vt vn minh, n c th sn sng cht vngha, v d nh bo v cho ngn roi iu khinca ngi Thm Mil chng hn. Th nhng by gith Bc b phi vn minh ho trn vn ri, bi v rrng l by gi n c kh nng chy trn khi vicbo v cho 1 i hi v o c, ct cu ly sinhmng ca mnh ci . N n cp khng phi v thchth g thi n cp, m l v ci d dy ca n ku go.N khng nh cp 1 cch l liu, m xoy trm 1cch b mt v ranh mnh, v n lu tm n di cuiv rng nanh. Ni tm li, nhng iu , n lml bi v lm th li d hn l khng lm.

His development (or retrogression) was rapid. Hismuscles became hard as iron, and he grew callous toall ordinary pain. He achieved an internal as well asexternal economy. He could eat anything, no matterhow loathsome or indigestible; and, once eaten, thejuices of his stomach extracted the last least particleof nutriment; and his blood carried it to the farthestreaches of his body, building it into the toughest andstoutest of tissues. Sight and scent becameremarkably keen, while his hearing developed suchacuteness that in his sleep he heard the faintest soundand knew whether it heralded peace or peril. Helearned to bite the ice out with his teeth when itcollected between his toes; and when he was thirstyand there was a thick scum of ice over the water hole,he would break it by rearing and striking it with stifffore legs. His most conspicuous trait was an ability toscent the wind and forecast it a night in advance. Nomatter how breathless the air when he dug his nest bytree or bank, the wind that later blew inevitably found

S pht trin ca n (hay c th ni l s thoi hoca n) din bin tht nhanh chng. Nhng bp thtca n tr nn cng nh st, v n thnh ra chai sni vi mi ni au thng thng. N tn dngc ti a mi th, c bn ngoi n ln bn trongn. N c th n bt k ci g d ci gm ghichoc kh tiu n u i na. V sau khi nutxung, nhng dch v trong d dy n chit xut racho n kit ti cht dinh dng nh nht cui cng:mu ca n mang cht dinh dng y n tn ni xanht trong c th n, cu to thnh nhng m cngrn nht, bn dai nht. Th lc v ti nh hi ca ntr nn sc so phi thng, v tai n tr nn thnhn ni trong khi ng n vn nghe c nhng tingng nh nht v bit l ting ng y bo im lnhhay d: n hc c cch cn v lp bng ging cht gia cc ngn chn. V khi n kht, mtrn h nc c 1 vng bng dy che kn, n bitchm thng mnh, ln gn cng 2 chn trc mp cho v mt bng ra. iu r nt nht n lc ny


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him to leeward, sheltered and snug. l ci ti nh hi triu chng gi, v d kin cngn gi trc 1 m. D tri lng gi n my ina, khi n o nm cnh gc cy hoc bn b t,th n khi cn gi ni ln chc chn l ch ng can nm ng pha di gi, c che kn v mp.

And not only did he learn by experience, but instinctslong dead became alive again. The domesticatedgenerations fell from him. In vague ways heremembered back to the youth of the breed, to thetime the wild dogs ranged in packs through theprimeval forest and killed their meat as they ran itdown. It was no task for him to learn to fight with cutand slash and the quick wolf snap. In this manner hadfought forgotten ancestors. They quickened the oldlife within him, and the old tricks which they hadstamped into the heredity of the breed were his tricks.They came to him without effort or discovery, asthough they had been his always. And when, on thestill cold nights, he pointed his nose at a star andhowled long and wolflike, it was his ancestors, deadand dust, pointing nose at star and howling downthrough the centuries and through him. And hiscadences were their cadences, the cadences whichvoiced their woe and what to them was the meaningof the stiffness, and the cold, and dark.

Nhng khng phi n ch hiu bit qua kinh nghimm nhng bn nng tt lm t lu i nay li tri dy.Nhng th h thun ho ri rng ra khi n. 1 cchm h, n nh li tn bui s khai ca ni ging, nhli t ci thi nhng con ch hoang o t tng bychy lng mi khp nhng khu rng nguyn thu vgit cht con tht m chng ui n cng ng.Bc khng phi kh cng hc nh nhau vi nhngming n cn bp, cn toc v ci tp nhanh nhchp ca ch si. Nhng t tin b lng qun can xa kia vn nh nhau theo cch y. Nhng ttin hoang d y nhen nhm li bn trong n cucsng c xa, v nhng mnh kho xa kia ca chng thnh du in su vo huyt thng di truyn ca niging th nay cng chnh l nhng mnh kho cabn thn n. Nhng ci n vi t nhin, nch phi nhc cng gng sc hc tp hoc khm phra, dng nh lun lun l ca n t nhng baogi. V mi khi, trong bng m lnh lo nn lng, nnghch mm ln 1 v sao m h di nh ch si, thy chnh l t tin n, nhng nm bi tn trong ci

cht, nghch mm ln cc v sao m h v qua baonhiu th k v qua bn thn n. Nhp iu trongting h ca n cng chnh l nhp iu trong tingh ca chng, nhng nhp iu din t ni nimthng kh ca chng v iu m i vi chng l ngha ca tnh mch, lnh lo v bng ti m thm.

Thus, as token of what a puppet thing life is, theancient song surged through him and he came intohis own again; and he came because men had found ayellow metal in the North, and because Manuel was agardener's helper whose wages did not lap over theneeds of his wife and divers small copies of himself.

Vy l, nh 1 du hiu biu hin s sng ca 1 vt bchi phi, ting ht t ngn xa tri dy qua bnthn Bc, v n tr li vi chnh n v bn cht,m n tr li nh vy bi v con ngi tm thy 1th kim loi mu vng phng Bc, v bi vMenun l 1 g phu vn m ng lng khng thbao ni nhu cu ca v cng mi mn chi tiu vtvnh ca bn thn g.

Chapter III. The Dominant Primordial Beast Chng 3Con th nguyn thu thng soi


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The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck,and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grewand grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborncunning gave him poise and control. He was too busyadjusting himself to the new life to feel at ease, andnot only did he not pick fights, but he avoided themwhenever possible. A certain deliberatenesscharacterized his attitude. He was not prone torashness and precipitate action; and in the bitterhatred between him and Spitz he betrayed noimpatience, shunned all offensive acts.

Tnh cht con th nguyn thu mun chim a vthng soi tri dy mnh m bn trong Bc, vdi nhng iu kin c lit ca cuc sng trn conng mn vng bng tuyt, tnh cht y cng phttrin, pht trin ln mi. Tuy nhin, l 1 s phttrin thm kn. S khn ranh mi ny sinh Bc to cho n tnh nh c v t ch. N qu bn vovic t iu chnh mnh cho ph hp vi cuc sngmi, nn khng cm thy t bung th thoi mic, v khng nhng n khng gy chuyn nhnhau, m n cn c trnh xung t khi no c thtrnh c. c im trong t th ca n by gi l 1th tc phong thn trng, c tnh ton. N khng dsa vo s liu lnh v hnh ng hp tp thiu suyngh. V trong mi cm ght cay c gia n v Xpt,n khng l ra 1 t nng vi no lng trnh mihnh vi gy g.

On the other hand, possibly because he divined inBuck a dangerous rival, Spitz never lost anopportunity of showing his teeth. He even went outof his way to bully Buck, striving constantly to startthe fight which could end only in the death of one orthe other. Early in the trip this might have taken placehad it not been for an unwonted accident. At the endof this day they made a bleak and miserable camp onthe shore of Lake Le Barge. Driving snow, a windthat cut like a white-hot knife, and darkness had

forced them to grope for a camping place. They couldhardly have fared worse. At their backs rose aperpendicular wall of rock, and Perrault and Francoiswere compelled to make their fire and spread theirsleeping robes on the ice of the lake itself. The tentthey had discarded at Dyea in order to travel light. Afew sticks of driftwood furnished them with a firethat thawed down through the ice and left them to eatsupper in the dark.

Cn v pha Xpt, th c th l v Xpt khng onthy Bc 1 ch th nguy him, nn hn khng bl 1 c hi no m khng nhe nanh ra vi Bc. Thmch hn cn tru chc Bc 1 cch v c, lun lun ctm cch lm n ra 1 cuc nh nhau m kt thcphi l ci cht ca tn ny hoc ca tn kia.Ngay trong nhng ngy u ca chuyn i, ng raiu c th xy ra, nu nh khng c 1 s tnhc c bit lm cho v xung t b chn ng li.Bui ti hm , on ngi v ch ng li ngh

m 1 ch trng tri v tiu tu bn b h LBcgi. Tuyt cun cun x ti, gi rt ct da ct thtnh nhng li dao nung trng, v bng m m mt,tt c nhng th buc 2 ngi phi d dm tmngay 1 ni cm tri. Kh c ai lm phi 1 tnh trngti t hn th na. ng sau h l 1 vch dngng, nn Pern v Phrngxoa buc phi nhm ngnla v tri ti ng ngay trn mt h ng bng. Lu phi b li ai i ng cho gn nh, ngnla bc ln t 1 vi que ci git cp nht nhanhchng lm tan bng ri tt xung nc tt i, th l

h phi n trong bng ti.

Close in under the sheltering rock Buck made hisnest. So snug and warm was it, that he was loath toleave it when Francois distributed the fish which hehad first thawed over the fire. But when Buckfinished his ration and returned, he found his nestoccupied. A warning snarl told him that thetrespasser was Spitz. Till now Buck had avoided

Bc o 1 nm kn o di vch che khut. nm kn gi v m cng n ni Bc rt min cngkhi phi b ch ra nhn phn c m Phrngxoa phnpht sau khi anh h c trn ngn la cho tan bng.Nhng khi Bc n xong quay tr li th nm ca n b chim mt. Nghe 1 ting g e nt trong phtra, n bit ngay tn xm ot l Xpt. Cho n tn lc


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trouble with his enemy, but this was too much. Thebeast in him roared. He sprang upon Spitz with a furywhich surprised them both, and Spitz particularly, forhis whole experience with Buck had gone to teachhim that his rival was an unusually timid dog, whomanaged to hold his own only because of his greatweight and size.

ny Bc c trnh rc ri vi k th ch ca mnhnhng n nc ny th tht l qu qut. Con th dbn trn Bc gm ln. N nhy x vo Xpt vi 1 sin tit hung tn m c Xpt ln bn thn n ukhng ng ti, c bit l Xpt li cng ngc nhin,bi v theo s nh gi ca Xpt qua ton b qu trnhtip xc vi Bc, th ch th ca hn ch l 1 con chnht nht, by lu nay s d ng vng c chngqua l nh nng cn v to xc m thi.

Francois was surprised, too, when they shot out in atangle from the disrupted nest and he divined thecause of the trouble. "A-a-ah!" he cried to Buck. "Gifit to heem, by Gar! Gif it to heem, the dirty t'eef!"

Phrngxoa cng ngc nhin khi 2 con ch lon qun nhau ri m ln t trong chic h v toang vtra. Anh on c l do cuc xung t. Anh ku toln vi Bc:- Th! Th! Cho hn 1 trn, cht tit! Tr cho hn1 trn, ci qun k cp tin!

Spitz was equally willing. He was crying with sheerrage and eagerness as he circled back and forth for achance to spring in. Buck was no less eager, and noless cautious, as he likewise circled back and forthfor the advantage. But it was then that the unexpectedhappened, the thing which projected their struggle forsupremacy far into the future, past many a weary mileof trail and toil.

Xpt cng sn sng huyt chin. Hn va go lnvi 1 v ht sc gin d v hm h, va ln tiln lui tm c hi nhy vo. Bc cng hm hkhng km, m cng thn trng khng km, trong khn, cng nh Xpt, ln ti ln lui tm li th.Nhng chnh lc th s vic bt ng xy ra. Svic ny y li cuc huyt chin ginh quyn lcgia 2 con ch v 1 thi im khc, mi xa v sau,tn n khi vt qua bao nhiu dm ng laong r ri nng nhc.

An oath from Perrault, the resounding impact of aclub upon a bony frame, and a shrill yelp of pain,heralded the breaking forth of pandemonium. Thecamp was suddenly discovered to be alive withskulking furry forms,--starving huskies, four or fivescore of them, who had scented the camp from someIndian village. They had crept in while Buck andSpitz were fighting, and when the two men sprangamong them with stout clubs they showed their teethand fought back. They were crazed by the smell of

the food. Perrault found one with head buried in thegrub-box. His club landed heavily on the gaunt ribs,and the grub-box was capsized on the ground. On theinstant a score of the famished brutes werescrambling for the bread and bacon. The clubs fellupon them unheeded. They yelped and howled underthe rain of blows, but struggled none the less madlytill the last crumb had been devoured.

Mt ting ra ca Pern, ting nh cp ca chic dicui qut ln 1 thn hnh xng xu, v 1 ting thku r au n, bo hiu 1 v hn lon tt sp nra. Gia khu vc cm tri t nhin nhn nho nhnghnh th lng l va ln lt ln vo - nhng con chtkim i n, c n gn khong trm con, t 1 lngngi da vo y nh hi m ti. Chng lnvo trong lc Bc v Xpt ang chong nhau, v khiPern cng Phrngxoa cm di cui nhy b vo giabn chng th chng nhe rng ra chng tr. Mi thc

n lm chng in cung ln. Pern bt gp 1 con rcngp u vo trong thng ng thc phm. Chic dicui ca anh ging nh ba b xung mng sn hchc, chic thng thc phm lt p xung t.Ngay lp tc, my chc con vt i n ln x votranh cp ng bnh m v tht ln mui. Nhngchic di cui qut xung chng lm chng nao nng.Chng ku ng ng v r ln di trn n ging nhma, y th m vn c in cung bm cht cho nkhi chng ngn sch mu vn cui cng.


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In the meantime the astonished team-dogs had burstout of their nests only to be set upon by the fierceinvaders. Never had Buck seen such dogs. It seemedas though their bones would burst through their skins.They were mere skeletons, draped loosely in draggledhides, with blazing eyes and slavered fangs. But the

hunger-madness made them terrifying, irresistible.There was no opposing them. The team-dogs wereswept back against the cliff at the first onset. Buckwas beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head andshoulders were ripped and slashed. The din wasfrightful. Billee was crying as usual. Dave andSol-leks, dripping blood from a score of wounds,were fighting bravely side by side. Joe was snappinglike a demon. Once, his teeth closed on the fore legof a husky, and he crunched down through the bone.Pike, the malingerer, leaped upon the crippled

animal, breaking its neck with a quick flash of teethand a jerk, Buck got a frothing adversary by thethroat, and was sprayed with blood when his teethsank through the jugular. The warm taste of it in hismouth goaded him to greater fierceness. He flunghimself upon another, and at the same time felt teethsink into his own throat. It was Spitz, treacherouslyattacking from the side.

Trong khi , n ch ko xe sng st va bt dykhi nm ca chng lin b by th k cp tncng ngay. Bc cha bao gi nhn thy nhng conch nh vy. Trng c nh l xng ca chng spbt tung ra khi da. Chng ch l nhng b hi ctlng thng bc trong nhng tm b li thi lch thch

vi nhng con mt rc chy v nhng hng nanhngp nc di. Nhng cn in di v i lmchng tr nn kinh khng, khng ai cng ni. Chc cch g chng li chng. L ch ko xe b y lidn vo chn vch ngay t u, Bc b 3 con chtkim bao vy, v trong nhy mt u v vai Bc bcn x rch toch ra nhiu ch. Ting ku tht nong khng khip. Bili, nh thng l, ku rn mln. v v Xnlch, m a mu v hng chc vtthng, st cnh bn nhau dng cm chin u. Jtp lia la nh in nh cung. 1 ci p ca n bp

vo chn trc 1 con ch tkim v cn ngp vonghin cho xng gy nh rc. Lp tc Paic, conch lu c, nhy x vo con vt b qu, v bng 1 citp nhanh v 1 ci git mnh t ngt, cn gy c ith. Bc chp c hng 1 tn ch ang lng ln sibt mp, cn ngp vo mch mu c hn, lm muphun ra y mnh Bc. V mu m ta ra trong mmc kch thch n n tr thnh hung tn hn. N laomnh vo 1 ch th khc. Va lc , bng nhin ncm thy 1 hm rng cn ngp vo hng mnh. lXpt, qun phn bi, t 1 by nhy x vo cn trm

n.

Perrault and Francois, having cleaned out their partof the camp, hurried to save their sled-dogs. The wildwave of famished beasts rolled back before them, andBuck shook himself free. But it was only for amoment. The two men were compelled to run back tosave the grub, upon which the huskies returned to theattack on the team. Billee, terrified into bravery,sprang through the savage circle and fled away over

the ice. Pike and Dub followed on his heels, with therest of the team behind. As Buck drew himselftogether to spring after them, out of the tail of his eyehe saw Spitz rush upon him with the evidentintention of overthrowing him. Once off his feet andunder that mass of huskies, there was no hope forhim. But he braced himself to the shock of Spitz'scharge, then joined the flight out on the lake.

Pern v Phrngxoa, sau khi qut sch l ch kcp khi ch ca h, lin hi h chy ra cu nch ca mnh. Ln sng nhng con vt i n incung phi cun lui trc s tn cng ca 2 ngi, vBc vng ra thot c. Nhng ch c 1 lt thi. 2ngi buc phi chy lui v bo v ly thc phm,th l by ch tkim li quay li xng vo l chko xe, Bili, hong qu ho liu, vt ba qua vng

vy ca nhng con th man r v phng qua bi bngtuyt b chy. Paic v p ni theo gt Bili, tip,theo sau chng l nhng con ch khc trong n. Bcang run mnh chun b vt theo chng th bng quakho mt nhc thy Xpt ang lao n n vi nhr rng mun ht n ng nga. 1 khi ng hngchn ln, di c ng ch tkim th khng cn hyvng g na. Nhng Bc dc ht sc mnh tr lic di ci hc mnh ca Xpt, ri ni theo n bchy trn mt h.


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Later, the nine team-dogs gathered together andsought shelter in the forest. Though unpursued, theywere in a sorry plight. There was not one who wasnot wounded in four or five places, while some werewounded grievously. Dub was badly injured in a hindleg; Dolly, the last husky added to the team at Dyea,

had a badly torn throat; Joe had lost an eye; whileBillee, the good-natured, with an ear chewed and rentto ribbons, cried and whimpered throughout thenight. At daybreak they limped warily back to camp,to find the marauders gone and the two men in badtempers. Fully half their grub supply was gone. Thehuskies had chewed through the sled lashings andcanvas coverings. In fact, nothing, no matter howremotely eatable, had escaped them. They had eaten apair of Perrault's moose-hide moccasins, chunks outof the leather traces, and even two feet of lash from

the end of Francois's whip. He broke from amournful contemplation of it to look over hiswounded dogs.

Mt lt sau, 9 con ch trong n tm li vi nhau vtm 1 ch n nu trong rng. Mc d khng b uitheo tnh trng ca chng tht l khn kh. Khngcon no khng b n 4 hoc 5 vt thng trn mnh,1 s con b thng nng. p b thng trm trng 1chn sau. li, con ch tkim m cui cng nhp

n ti -e, b rch toc hng. J mt 1 con mt.Con Bili, con ch lnh nt, th 1 tai b nhay x rchnh x mp, ku la rn r sut m. Tri va sng,chng khp khing l tr v ni ng tri, va i vacoi chng. V n ni th thy by k cp i ht,cn 2 ng ch th ang mt nhn nh b. C n 1na s thc n ca h i tong. L ch tkim nhai nghin c nhng dy da buc xe v nhng tmbt. Thc t l khng c ci g thot khi hm rngchng, d c kh xi n u i na. Chng ngnmt 1 i giy da nai ca Pern, nhiu khc dy ko

v ai cng, thm ch c 1 on di n 2 b sidy gn u chic roi ca Phrngxoa.Phrngxoa ang nhn ngm chic roi th n chb thng tr v. Anh quay sang xem xt chng.

"Ah, my frien's," he said softly, "mebbe it mek youmad dog, dose many bites. Mebbe all mad dog,sacredam! Wot you t'ink, eh, Perrault?"

Ging anh du dng:- Chao i! Cc bn thn mn! Bao nhiu l vt cnth ny, chc lm cc bn pht in c mt thi.Thnh ch di c mt thi, tri t qu thn i! ,Pern, cu ngh sao?

The courier shook his head dubiously. With fourhundred miles of trail still between him and Dawson,he could ill afford to have madness break out amonghis dogs. Two hours of cursing and exertion got theharnesses into shape, and the wound-stiffened teamwas under way, struggling painfully over the hardestpart of the trail they had yet encountered, and for thatmatter, the hardest between them and Dawson.

Ngi giao lin lc u khng mun tin vo iu .Trc mt cn nhng 400 dm ng t y noxn, anh ta kh m c th chu c c

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