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The She-Wolf

           ButBillignoredhim. "Iseensomeofthem.They’reprettythin. Theyain’thadabiteinweeksIreckon,outsideofFattyan’Frogan’Spanker; an’there’ssomanyof’emthatthatdidn’tgofar. They’reremarkablethin. Theirribsislikewash-boards,an’theirstomachsisrightupagainsttheirbackbones. They’reprettydesperate,Icantellyou. They’llbegoin’mad,yet,an’thenwatchout." 

           Afewminuteslater,Henry,whowasnowtravellingbehindthesled,emittedalow,warningwhistle. Billturnedandlooked,thenquietlystoppedthedogs. Totherear,fromaroundthelastbendandplainlyintoview,ontheverytrailtheyhadjustcovered,trottedafurry,slinkingform. Itsnosewastothetrail,andittrottedwithapeculiar,sliding,effortlessgait. Whentheyhalted,ithalted,throwingupitsheadandregardingthemsteadilywithnostrilsthattwitchedasitcaughtandstudiedthescentofthem. 

           "It’stheshe-wolf,"Billanswered. 

           Thedogshadlaindowninthesnow, andhewalkedpastthemtojoinhispartnerinthesled. Togethertheywatchedthestrangeanimalthathadpursuedthemfordaysandthathadalreadyaccomplishedthedestructionofhalftheirdog-team. 

           Afterasearchingscrutiny,theanimaltrottedforwardafewsteps. Thisitrepeatedseveraltimes,tillitwasashorthundredyardsaway. Itpaused,headup,closebyaclumpofsprucetrees,andwithsightandscentstudiedtheoutfitofthewatchingmen. Itlookedattheminastrangelywistfulway,afterthemannerofadog;butinitswistfulnesstherewasnoneofthedogaffection. Itwasawistfulnessbredofhunger,ascruelasitsownfangs,asmercilessasthefrostitself. 

           Itwaslargeforawolf,itsgauntframeadvertisingthelinesofananimalthatwasamongthelargestofitskind. 

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