. The call of the wild. RIMITIVE 39 them with an incurious glance, yawned, andwent to sleep again. Day and night the ship throbbed to thetireless pulse of the propeller, and thoughone day was very like another, it was appar-ent to Buck that the weather was steadilygrowing colder. At last, one morning, thepropeller was quiet, and the Narwhal waspervaded with an atmosphere of felt it, as did the other dogs, and knewthat a change was at hand. Francois leashedthem and brought them on deck. At thefirst step upon the cold surface, Bucks feetsank into a white mushy something very likemu
. The call of the wild. RIMITIVE 39 them with an incurious glance, yawned, andwent to sleep again. Day and night the ship throbbed to thetireless pulse of the propeller, and thoughone day was very like another, it was appar-ent to Buck that the weather was steadilygrowing colder. At last, one morning, thepropeller was quiet, and the Narwhal waspervaded with an atmosphere of felt it, as did the other dogs, and knewthat a change was at hand. Francois leashedthem and brought them on deck. At thefirst step upon the cold surface, Bucks feetsank into a white mushy something very likemud. He sprang back with a snort. Moreof this white stuff was falling through theair. He shook himself, but more of it fellupon him. He sniffed it curiously, thenlicked some up on his tongue. It bit likefire, and the next instant was gone. Thispuzzled him. He tried it again, with thesame result. The onlookers laughed up-roariously, and he felt ashamed, he knewnot why, for it was his first snow. II THE LAW OF CLUB AND FANG.
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