野性的呼唤.docx
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野性的呼唤
野性的呼唤
1Tothenorth
Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthattroublewascomingforeverybigdoginCalifornia.Men
hadfoundgoldintheYukon,andthesemenwantedbig,strongdogstoworkinthecoldandsnowofthenorth.
BucklivedinMrMiller'sbighouseinthesunnySantaClaravalleyTherewerelargegardensandfieldsoffruit
treesaroundthehouse,andarivernearby.Inabigplacelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanydogsTherewere
housedogsandfarmdogs,buttheywerenotimportant.Buckwaschiefdog;hewasbornhere,andthiswashis
place.Hewasfouryearsoldandweighedsixtykilos.HewentswimmingwithMrMiller'ssons,andwalkingwithhis
daughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildrenonhisback,andhesatatMrMiller'sfeetinfrontofthefireinwinter
Butthiswas1897,andBuckdidnotknowthatmenanddogswerehurryingtonorth-westCanadatolookforgold
.AndhedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofMrMiller'sgarden-ers,neededmoneyforhislargefamily.Oneday,
whenMrMillerwasout,ManuelandBuckleftthegardentogether.Itwasjustaneveningwalk,Buckthought.No
onesawthemgo,andonlyonemansawthemarriveattherailwaystation.ThismantalkedtoManuel,andgavehim
somemoney.ThenhetiedapieceofropearoundBuck'sneck.
Buckgrowled,andwassurprisedwhentheropewaspulledhardaroundhisneck.Hejumpedattheman.Theman
caughthimandsuddenlyBuckwasonhisbackwithhistongueoutofhismouth.Forafewmomentshewasunableto
move,anditwaseasyforthetwomentoputhimintothetrain.
WhenBuckwokeup,thetrainwasstillmoving.Themanwassittingandwatchinghim,butBuckwastooquick
forhimandhebittheman'shandhard.ThentheropewaspulledagainandBuckhadtoletgo.
Thatevening,themantookBucktothebackroomofabarinSanFrancisco.Thebarmanlookedattheman's
handandtrouserscoveredinblood.
‘Howmucharetheypayingyouforthis?
’heasked.
‘Ionlygetfiftydollars.’
‘Andthemanwhostolehim—howmuchdidheget?
’askedthebarman.
‘Ahundred.Hewouldn'ttakeless.’
‘Thatmakesahundredandfifty.It'sagoodpriceforadoglikehim.Here,helpmetogethimintothis.
TheytookoffBuck'sropeandpushedhimintoawoodenbox.Hespentthenightintheboxinthebackroomof
thebar.Hisneckstillachedwithpainfromtherope,andhecouldnotunderstandwhatitallmeant.Whatdid
theywantwithhim,thesestrangemen?
AndwherewasMrMiller?
ThenextdayBuckwascarriedintheboxtotherailwaystationandputonatrain
Fortwodaysandnightsthetraintravellednorth,andfortwodaysandnightsBuckneitheratenordrank.Men
onthetrainlaughedathimandpushedsticksathimthroughtheholesinthebox.FortwodaysandnightsBuckgot
angrierandhungrierandthirsti-er.Hiseyesgrewredandhebitanythingthatmoved.
InSeattlefourmentookBucktoasmall,high-walledbackgarden,whereafatmaninanoldredcoatwas
waiting.Buckwasnowveryangryindeedandhejumpedandbitatthesidesofhisbox.Thefatmansmiledandwent
togetanaxeandaclub.
‘Areyougoingtotakehimoutnow?
’askedoneofthemen.‘Ofcourse,’answeredthefatman,andhe
begantobreaktheboxwithhisaxe.
Immediatelythefourothermenclimbedupontothewalltowatchfromasafeplace.
Asthefatmanhittheboxwithhisaxe,Buckjumpedatthesides,growlingandbiting,pullingwithhis
teethatthepiecesofbrokenwood.AfterafewminutestherewasaholebigenoughforBucktogetout.‘Now,
comehere,redeyes,’saidthefatman,droppinghisaxeandtakingtheclubinhisrighthand.
Buckjumpedattheman,sixtykilosofanger,hismouthwideopenreadytobitetheman'sneck.Justbefore
histeethtouchedtheskin,themanhithimwiththeclub.Buckfelltotheground.Itwasthefirsttimeanyone
hadhithimwithaclubandhedidnotunderstand.Hestoodup,andjumpedagain.Againtheclubhithimandhe
crashedtotheground.Tentimeshejumpedattheman,andtentimestheclubhithim.Slowlyhegottohisfeet,
nowonlyjustabletostand.Therewasbloodonhisnoseandmouthandears.Thenthefatmanwalkedupandhithim
again,veryhard,onthenose.Thepainwasterrible.Again,Buckjumpedatthemanandagainhewashittothe
ground.Alasttimehejumped,andthistime,whenthemanknockedhimdown,Buckdidnotmove.
‘Heknowshowtoteachadogalesson,’saidoneofthemenonthewall.Thenthefourmenjumpeddownand
wentbacktothestation.
‘HisnameisBuck,’saidthefatmantohimself,readingtheletterthathadcomewiththebox.‘Well,Buck
,myby,’hesaidinafriendlyvoice,‘we'vearguedalittle,andIthinkthebestthingtodonowistostop.
Beagooddogandwe'llbefriends.Butifyou'reabaddog,I'llhavetousemyclubagain.Understand?
’
Ashespoke,hetouchedBuck’shead,andalthoughBuckwasangryinside,hedidnotmove.Whentheman
broughthimwaterandmeat,Buckdrankandthenatethemeat,piecebypiece,fromtheman'shand.
Buckwasbeaten(heknewthat)buthewasnotbroken.Hehadlearntthatamanwithaclubwasstrongerthan
him.Everydayhesawmoredogsarrive,andeachdogwasbeatenbythefatman.Buckunderstoodthatamanwitha
clubmustbeobeyed,althoughhedidnothavetobeafriend.
Mencametoseethefatmanandtolookatthedogs.Some-timestheypaidmoneyandleftwithoneormoreof
thedogs.Onedayashort,darkmancameandlookedatBuck.
‘That'sagooddog!
’hecried.‘Howmuchdoyouwantforhim?
’
‘Threehundreddollars.It'sagoodprice,Perrault,’saidthefatman.
Perraultsmiledandagreedthatitwasagoodprice.Heknewdogs,andheknewthatBuckwasanexcellentdog
‘Oneintenthousand,’Perraultsaidtohimself.
Bucksawmoneyputintothefatman’shand,andhewasnotsurprisedwhenheandanotherdogcalledCurly
weretakenawaybyPerrault.Hetookthemtoaship,andlaterthatdayBuckandCurlystoodandwatchedthecoast
getfurtherandfurtheraway.Theyhadseenthewarmsouthforthelasttime.
PerraulttookBuckandCurlydowntothebottomoftheship.Theretheymetanotherman,Francois.Perrault
wasaFrench-Canadian,butFrancoiswashalf-Indian,tallanddark.BucklearntquicklythatPerraultand
Francoiswerefairmen,calmandhonest.Andtheykneweverythingaboutdogs.
Thereweretwootherdogsontheship.OnewasabigdogcalledSpitz,aswhiteassnow.Hewasfriendlyto
Buckatfirst,alwayssmiling.HewassmilingwhenhetriedtostealBuck’sfoodatthefirstmeal.Francois
wasquickandhitSpitzbeforeBuckhadtimetomove.Buckdecidedthatthiswasfair,andbegantolikeFrancois
alittle.
Dave,theotherdog,wasnotfriendly.Hewantedtobealoneallthetime.Heateandsleptandwas
interestedinnothing.
Onedaywasverylikeanother,butBucknoticedthattheweatherwasgettingcolder.Onemorning,theship's
enginesstopped,andtherewasafeelingofexcitementintheship.Francoisleashedthedogsandtookthemoutside
.AtthefirststepBuck'sfeetwentintosomethingsoftandwhite.Hejumpedbackinsurprise.Thesoft,white
thingwasalsofallingthroughtheair,anditfellontohim.Hetriedtosmellit,andthencaughtsomeonhis
tongue.Itbitlikefire,andthendisappeared.Hetriedagainandthesamethinghappened.Peoplewere
watchinghimandlaughing,andBuckfeltashamed,althoughhedidnotknowwhy.Itwashisfirstsnow.
2Thelawofclubandtooth
Buck'sfirstdayatDyeaBeachwasterrible.Everyhourtherewassomenew,frighteningsurprise.Therewas
nopeace,norest—onlycontinualnoiseandmovement.Andeveryminutetherewasdanger,becausethesedogsand
menwerenottowndogsandmen.Theyknewonlythelawofclubandtooth.
Buckhadneverseendogsfightlikethesedogs;theywerelikewolves.Inafewminuteshelearntthisfrom
watchingCurly.Shetriedtomakefriendswithadog,abigone,al-thoughnotasbigasshewas.Therewasno
warning.ThedogjumpedonCurly,histeethclosedtogether,thenhejumpedaway,andCurly'sfacewastornopen
fromeyetomouth.
Wolvesfightlikethis,bitingandjumpingaway,butthefightdidnotfinishthen.Thirtyorfortymoredogs
ranupandmadeacirclearoundthefight,watchingsilently.Curlytriedtoattackthedogwhohadbittenher;
hebitherasecondtime,andjumpedaway.Whensheattackedhimagain,heknockedherbackwards,andshefell
ontheground.Sheneverstoodupagain,becausethiswaswhattheotherdogswerewaitingfor.Theymovedin,
andinamomentshewasunderacrowdofdogs.
Itwasallverysudden.BucksawSpitzrunoutfromthecrowdwithhistongueoutofhismouth,laughing.
ThenhesawFrancoiswithanaxe,andtwoorthreeothermenwithclubsjumpinamongthedogs.Twominuteslater
thelastofthedogswaschasedaway.ButCurlylaydeadinthesnow,herbodytornalmosttopieces.Curly'sdeath
oftencamebacktoBuckinhisdreams.Heunderstoodthatonceadogwasdownontheground,hewasdeadHealso
rememberedSpitzlaughing,andfromthatmomenthehatedhim.
ThenBuckhadanothersurprise.Francoisputaharnessonhim.Buckhadseenharnessesonhorses,andnowhe
wasmadetoworklikeahorse,pullingFrancoisonasledgeintotheforestandreturningwithwoodforthefire.
BuckworkedwithSpitzandDave.Thetwootherdogshadworkedinahar-nessbefore,andBucklearntbywatching
them.HealsolearnttostopandturnwhenFrancoisshouted.
‘Thosethreeareverygooddogs,’FrancoistoldPerrault.‘ThatBuckpullsverywell,andhe'slearning
quickly.’
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