Поклик предків

Who Has Won to Mastership

           ThenFrancoiswentuptowhereSol-leksstoodandcalledtoBuck. Bucklaughed,asdogslaugh,yetkepthisdistance. FrancoisunfastenedSol-leks’stracesandputhimbackinhisoldplace. Theteamstoodharnessedtothesledinanunbrokenline,readyforthetrail. TherewasnoplaceforBucksaveatthefront. OncemoreFrancoiscalled,andoncemoreBucklaughedandkeptaway. 

           "T’rowdowndeclub,"Perraultcommanded. 

           Francoiscomplied,whereuponBucktrottedin,laughingtriumphantly,andswungaroundintopositionattheheadoftheteam. Histraceswerefastened,thesledbrokenout,andwithbothmenrunningtheydashedoutontotherivertrail. 

           Highlyasthedog-driverhadforevaluedBuck,withhistwodevils,hefound,whilethedaywasyetyoung,thathehadundervalued. AtaboundBucktookupthedutiesofleadership;andwherejudgmentwasrequired,andquickthinkingandquickacting,heshowedhimselfthesuperiorevenofSpitz,ofwhomFrancoishadneverseenanequal. 

           Butitwasingivingthelawandmakinghismatesliveuptoit,thatBuckexcelled. DaveandSol-leksdidnotmindthechangeinleadership.Itwasnoneoftheirbusiness. Theirbusinesswastotoil,andtoilmightily,inthetraces.Solongasthatwerenotinterferedwith,theydidnotcarewhathappened. Billee,thegood-natured,couldleadforalltheycared,solongashekeptorder. 

00:00:00 00:00:00
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 45 з 118