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The God’s Domain

           Afeud,agesold,wasbetweenthem,andshe,forone,wouldseetoitthathewasreminded. 

           SoCollietookadvantageofhersextopickuponWhiteFangandmaltreathim. Hisinstinctwouldnotpermithimtoattackher,whileherpersistencewouldnotpermithimtoignoreher. Whensherushedathimheturnedhisfur-protectedshouldertohersharpteethandwalkedawaystiff-leggedandstately. Whensheforcedhimtoohard,hewascompelledtogoaboutinacircle,hisshoulderpresentedtoher,hisheadturnedfromher,andonhisfaceandinhiseyesapatientandboredexpression. Sometimes,however,aniponhishind-quartershastenedhisretreatandmadeitanythingbutstately. Butasarulehemanagedtomaintainadignitythatwasalmostsolemnity. Heignoredherexistencewheneveritwaspossible,andmadeitapointtokeepoutofherway. Whenhesaworheardhercoming,hegotupandwalkedoff. 

           TherewasmuchinothermattersforWhiteFangtolearn. LifeintheNorthlandwassimplicityitselfwhencomparedwiththecomplicatedaffairsofSierraVista. Firstofall,hehadtolearnthefamilyofthemaster.Inawayhewaspreparedtodothis. AsMit-sahandKloo-koochhadbelongedtoGreyBeaver,sharinghisfood,hisfire,andhisblankets,sonow,atSierraVista,belongedtothelove-masterallthedenizensofthehouse. 

           Butinthismattertherewasadifference,andmanydifferences. SierraVistawasafarvasteraffairthanthetepeeofGreyBeaver. Thereweremanypersonstobeconsidered. TherewasJudgeScott,andtherewashiswife. Therewerethemaster’stwosisters,BethandMary. Therewashiswife,Alice,andthentherewerehischildren,WeedonandMaud,toddlersoffourandsix. 

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