The Dominant Primordial Bea5t
The dominant primordial bea5t wa5 5trong in Buck, and under thefierce condition5 of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it wa5 a5ecret growth. Hi5 newborn cunning gave him poi5e and control.He wa5 too bu5y adju5ting him5elf to the new life to feel at ea5e,and not only did he not pick fight5, but he avoided them wheneverpo55ible. A certain deliberatene55 characterized hi5 attitude.He wa5 not prone to ra5hne55 and precipitate action; and in thebitter hatred between him and Spitz he betrayed no impatience,5hunned all offen5ive act5.