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第15章TheWhiteSilence
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‘p;apos;tlastmorethanacoupleofdays.’Masonspatoutakofidsurveyedthepooraheinhismouthaobiteouttheicewhichclusteredcruellybetweeoes.
‘Ineversawadogwithahighfalutin'everwas，’hesaid，ashecludedhistaskandshovedheraside.'Theyjustfadeawayaheresponsibility.DidyeeverseewithasensiblenamelikeCassiar，Siwash，orHusky?No，sir!TakealookatShookumhere，he's-'Seflashedup，thewhiteteethjustmissingMason'sthroat.
‘Yewill，willye?’Ashrewdcloutbehihebuttofthedogwhipstretchedtheanimalinthesly，ayellfromitsfangs.
‘AsIwassaying，justlookatShookumhere-he'sgotthespirit.Betyeheeatsbeforetheos;sout.’I'llbankanotherpropositionagainstthat，'repliedMalemuteKid，reversingthefrozenbreadplacedbeforethefiretothaos;os;lleatShookumbeforethetripisover.os;yesay，Ruth?'TheIndiahecoffeeieceofiuteKidtoherhusbahedogs，butvouoreply.Itabletruismthatnowohundredmilesofurailihastsixdays'grubforthemselvesahedogs，iterwomenandtheedaboutthefireaheirmeagermeal.Thedogslayintheirharwasamiddayhalt，andwatchedeachmouthfulenviously.
‘Nomoreluoday，’saidMalemuteKid.'Andos;vegottokeepacloseeyeohey&apvicious.They'djustassoonpullafellowdownasace.'AndIresidehoaughtintheSundaysp;apos;Havilydeliveredhimselfofthis，Masooadreamyplationofhissteamingmos，butwasarousedbyRuthfillinghiscup.
‘ThankGod，os;vegotslathersoftea!I'veseenitgrowing，dowos;tIgiveforahotejustnow!Nevermind，Ruth;youos;tstarvemuger，norwearmoseither.'Thewomanthrewloomatthis，andinhereyeswelledupagreatloveforherwhitelord-thefirstwhitemanshehadeverseemanwhomshehadknowawomaterthanamereanimalorbeastofburden.’
&h，’uedherhusband，haviothemaiinwhichitossibleforthemtouaher;'waittillandpullfortheOutside.os;lltaketheos;sdgototheSaltWater.Yes，badwater，rreatmountainsdanddowime.Andsobig，sofar，sofaraway-youtravelteysleep，fortysleep'-hegraphiumeratedthedaysonhisfingers-'allthetimewater，badwater.Thevillage，plehesamemosquitoessummer.Wigwamsoh，sohigh-teypines.
Hi-yuskookum!'Hepausedimpotently，appealiMalemuteKid，thenlaboriouslyplacedthetwentypines，endonend，bysigeKidsmiledwithicism;butRuth'seyesithleasure;forshehalfbelievedhewasjoking，andsudespleasedherpooros;sheart.
‘Aepintoa-abox，andpouf!upyougo.’Hetossedhisemptytheairbywayofillustrationalycaughtit，cried:'Andbiff!dowmedi!YougoFortYukon.IgoArcticty-fivesleep-bigstriime-Icatchhimstring-Isay，"Hello，Ruth!Howareye?"-andyousay，"Isthatmygoodhusband?"-andIsay，"Yes"-andyousay，"Nobakegoodbread，nomoresoda"-thenIsay，"Lookinderflood-by."Youlookandtysoda.AllthetimeyouFortYukoicCity.Hi-yumedi!'Ruthsmiledsoingenuouslyatthefairystorythatbothmenburstintolaughter.ArowamoshortthewoheOutside，ahesnarlingbataed，shehadlashedthesledsandallwasreadyforthetrail.-'Mush!Baldy!Hi!Mushon!'Masonworkedhiswhipsmartlyand，asthedogswhinedlowiraces，brokeoutthesledwiththegeepole.Ruthfollowedwiththese，leavieKid，edherstart，tuptherear.Strongmaheableoffellinganoxatablow，heotbeartobeatthepooranimals，buthumoredthemasadogdriverrarelydoes-nay，almostweptwiththemintheirmisery.
‘ushonthere，youpoorsore-footedbrutes!’hemurmured，afterseveraliemptstostarttheload.Buthispatielastrewarded，andthoughwhimperingwithpaieojointheirfellows.
Nomoreversatiooilofthetrailwillsuchextravagance.
Andofalldeadeninglabors，thatoftheNorthlandtrailistheyisthemanwho;apos;stravelatthepriceofsileoradofallheartbreakinglabors，thattrailistheworst.Ateverystepthegreatwebbedshoesinkstilltheshthekraightup，thedeviationofafraofaningaprecursorofdisaster，thesbeliftedtillthesurfaceiscleared;thenforward，dowherfootisraisedperpendiatterofhalfayard.Hewhotriesthisforthefirsttime，ifhaplyheavhisshoesindangerouspropinquityahislengthoreacherousfooting，willgiveupexhaustedattheendofahundredyards;heoutofthewayofthedogsforawholedaymaywelltohissleepingbagwithasdapridewhichpassethalluandiravelstweheLongTrailisamanwhomthegodsmayenvy.
&ernoonworeon，andwiththeawe，boreSilehevoicelesstravelersbenttotheirwork.Naturehasmanytrickswherewithsheanofhisfinity-theceaselessflowofthetides，thefuryofthestorm，theshockoftheearthquake，thelongrollofheaven'sartillery-butthemosttremeupefyingofall，isthepassivephaseoftheWhiteSileneheskyclears，theheavensareasbrass;theslightestwhisperseemssadmaimid，affrightedatthesoundofhisownvoice.Solespeckoflifejacrosstheghostlywastesofadeadworld，hetremblesathisaudacity，realizesthathisisamaggot'slife，nothingmore.
Strasariseuhemysteryofallthierance.
Andthefearofdeath，ofGod，oftheuniverse，-thehopeoftheResurredtheLife，theyearningforimmortality，thevainstrivingoftheimprisoisthen，ifever，manwalksalohGod.
Soworethedayaway.Therivertookagreatbend，andMasoeamforthecutoffacrossthenarrowned.Butthedogsbalkedatthehighbank.Againandagain，thoughRuthaeKidwereshoviheyslippedbacamethecertedeffort.Themiserablecreatures，weakfromhuheirlaststrength.Up-up-thesledpoisedohebank;buttheleaderswuringofdogsbehindhimtht，foulingMason'ssheresultwasgrievous.
Masonedoffhisfeet;ohedogsfelliradthesledtoppledbageverythiomagain.
Slash!thewhipfellamongthedogssavagely，especiallyupontheonewhichhadfallen.
‘Don't，-MasoedMalemuteKid;'thepoordevil'sonitslastlegs.;apos;llputmyteamon.'Masoelywithheldthewhiptillthelastwordhadfalleflashedthelonglash，pletelygabouttheoffeure'sbody.
&was-theseously，thenrolledoveronherside.
Itwasatragient，apitifulihetrail-adyingdog，tworadesinanger.
RuthglaouslyfrommantomaeKidrestraihoughtherewasaworldofreproahiseyes，and，behedog，cutthetraookeeamsweredoublespahediffie;thesledswereunderwayagain，thedyingdherselfalongintherear.Aslongasananimaltravel，itisnotshot，andthislastceisaccordedit-thegintocamp，ifitthehopeofamoosebeingkilled.
&entfrya，buttoostubborntomakeamends，Masoheheadofthecavalcade，littledreamingthatdaheair.Thetimberclusteredthitheshelteredbotththistheythreadedtheirway.Fiftyfeetormorefromthetrailtoiionsithadstoodthere，aioinyhadhadthisoneendihesamehadbeendeason.
&oopedtofastentheloosehongofhismo.Thesledscametoahalt，andthedogslaydowhoutawhimper.Thestillnesswasweird;ledthefrost-e;thedsileerspacehadchilledtheheartaremblinglipshpulsedthroughtheair-theydiduallyhearit，butratherfeltit，likethepremonitioinamotioheree，burdesweightofyearsandsslastpartiragedyoflife.Heheardthewarningdattemptedtupbut，almhttheblowsquarelyontheshoulder.
Thesuddehequickdeath-howofteeKidfacedit!ThepiillquiveringashegavehisandsandsprangintoaordidtheIndiangirlfaintorraisehervoiidlewailing，asmightmaesisters.Athisorder，shethrewherweightontheendofaquicklyextemporizedhahepressureaoherhusband'sgroaeKidattackedthetreewithhisax.Thesteelrangmerrilyasitbitirurokebeingapaniedbyaforced，audiblerespiration，the‘Huh!’‘Huh!’ofthe>
AtlasttheKidlaidthepitiablethingthatwasoniworsethanhisp;apos;spainwasthedumbanguishintheos;sface，theblendedlookofhopeful，hopelessquery.Littlewassaid;thoseoftheNorthlaaughtthefutilityofwordsaimablevalueofdeeds.Withthetemperatureatsixty-fivebelowzero，amanahesnowahesledlashi，andthesufferer，rolledinfurs，laidonacouchofboughs.Beforehimroaredafire，builtoftheveryroughtthemishap.Behindandpartiallyoverhimwasstretchedtheprimitivefly-apievas，whichcaughttheradiatihrewitbaddownuponhimatrickwhimayknowwhostudyphysicsatthefount.
Andmeheirbedwithdeathkheasonwasterriblycrushed.Themosti.
Hisrightarm，leg，andbackwerebroken;hislimbswereparalyzedfromthehips;andthelikelihoodofinternalinjurieswaslarge.Anooanwashisonlysignoflife.
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