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The Love-Master

           Atnight,whenthegodreturnedhome,WhiteFangwouldleavethewarmsleeping-placehehadburrowedinthesnowinordertoreceivethefriendlysnapoffingersandthewordofgreeting. Meat,evenmeatitself,hewouldforegotobewithhisgod,toreceiveacaressfromhimortoaccompanyhimdownintothetown. 

           Likehadbeenreplacedbylove. Andlovewastheplummetdroppeddownintothedeepsofhimwherelikehadnevergone. Andresponsiveoutofhisdeepshadcomethenewthinglove.Thatwhichwasgivenuntohimdidhereturn. Thiswasagodindeed,alove-god,awarmandradiantgod,inwhoselightWhiteFang’snatureexpandedasaflowerexpandsunderthesun. 

           ButWhiteFangwasnotdemonstrative. Hewastooold,toofirmlymoulded,tobecomeadeptatexpressinghimselfinnewways. Hewastooself-possessed,toostronglypoisedinhisownisolation. Toolonghadhecultivatedreticence,aloofness,andmoroseness. Hehadneverbarkedinhislife,andhecouldnotnowlearntobarkawelcomewhenhisgodapproached. Hewasneverintheway,neverextravagantnorfoolishintheexpressionofhislove.Heneverrantomeethisgod.Hewaitedatadistance;buthealwayswaited,wasalwaysthere. Hislovepartookofthenatureofworship,dumb,inarticulate,asilentadoration. Onlybythesteadyregardofhiseyesdidheexpresshislove,andbytheunceasingfollowingwithhiseyesofhisgod’severymovement. Also,attimes,whenhisgodlookedathimandspoketohim,hebetrayedanawkwardself-consciousness,causedbythestruggleofhislovetoexpressitselfandhisphysicalinabilitytoexpressit. 

           Helearnedtoadjusthimselfinmanywaystohisnewmodeoflife. Itwasborneinuponhimthathemustlethismaster’sdogsalone. 

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