Белый клык
The Reign of Hate
Nomatterhowterriblyhewasbeaten,hehadalwaysanothergrowl; andwhenBeautySmithgaveupandwithdrew,thedefiantgrowlfollowedafterhim,orWhiteFangsprangatthebarsofthecagebellowinghishatred.
WhenthesteamboatarrivedatDawson,WhiteFangwentashore. Buthestilllivedapubliclife,inacage,surroundedbycuriousmen. Hewasexhibitedas"theFightingWolf,"andmenpaidfiftycentsingolddusttoseehim. Hewasgivennorest. Didheliedowntosleep,hewasstirredupbyasharpstick—sothattheaudiencemightgetitsmoney’sworth. Inordertomaketheexhibitioninteresting,hewaskeptinaragemostofthetime. Butworsethanallthis,wastheatmosphereinwhichhelived. Hewasregardedasthemostfearfulofwildbeasts,andthiswasborneintohimthroughthebarsofthecage. Everyword,everycautiousaction,onthepartofthemen,impresseduponhimhisownterribleferocity. Itwassomuchaddedfueltotheflameofhisfierceness.Therecouldbebutoneresult,andthatwasthathisferocityfeduponitselfandincreased. Itwasanotherinstanceoftheplasticityofhisclay,ofhiscapacityforbeingmouldedbythepressureofenvironment.
Inadditiontobeingexhibitedhewasaprofessionalfightinganimal. Atirregularintervals,wheneverafightcouldbearranged,hewastakenoutofhiscageandledoffintothewoodsafewmilesfromtown. Usuallythisoccurredatnight,soastoavoidinterferencefromthemountedpoliceoftheTerritory. Afterafewhoursofwaiting,whendaylighthadcome,theaudienceandthedogwithwhichhewastofightarrived. Inthismanneritcameaboutthathefoughtallsizesandbreedsofdogs. Itwasasavageland,themenweresavage,andthefightswereusuallytothedeath.
SinceWhiteFangcontinuedtofight,itisobviousthatitwastheotherdogsthatdied. Heneverknewdefeat.
