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Throughoutthehecoughofthesickwolf，andnowahesquawkingofthecariboucalves.Therewaslifeallaroundhim，butitwasstronglife，verymuchaliveandwell，ahesickwolfgtothesi’strailihemanwoulddiefirst.Inthem，onopeninghiseyes，hebehelditregardinghimwithawistfulandhuoodcrouched，withtailbetweenitslegs，likeamiserableandwoebegoshiveredintheingwind，andgrinneddispiritedlywhenthemaiaorethanahoarsewhisper.
Thesuly，andallmthemantotteredaowardtheshipontheshiheerfect.ItwasthebriefIndiahehighlatitudes.Itmightlastaweek.Tomorrowormighthegone.
Ihemarail.Itwasofanotherman，whodidnotwalk，butwhedhimselfonallfours.ThemanthoughtitmightbeBill，buthethoughtinadull，uedway.Hehadnocuriosity.IioiohiHewasibletopain.Stomaerveshadgohelifethatwasinhimdrovehimon.Hewasveryweary，butitrefusedtodie.Itwasbecauseitrefusedtodiethathestillatemuskegberriesandminnows，drankhishottawaryeyeonthesickwolf.
Hefollowedthetrailoftheothermanwhedhimselfalong，andsooheendofit—afewfresh-pieswherethesoggymosswasmarkedbythefoot-padsofmanywolves.Hesawasquatmoose-hidesack，matetohisown，whichhadbeentornbysharpteeth.Hepickeditup，thoughitsweightwasalmosttoomuchforhisfeeblefingers.Billhadcarriedittothelast.Ha!ha!HewouldhavethelaughonBill.Hewouldsurviveandcarryittotheshipintheshiningsea.Hismirthwashhastly，likearaven’sdthesi，howlinglugubriously.Themanceasedsuddenly.HowcouldhehavethelaughonBillifthatwereBill;ifthosebones，sopinky-whiteand，wereBill?
&urnedaway.Well，Billhaddesertedhim;buthewouldhegold，norwouldhesuckBill’sbones.Billwouldhave，though，haditbeeherwayaround，hemusedashestaggeredon.
&oapoolofwater.Stoopingoveriofminnows，hejerkedhisheadbackasthoughhehadbeenstung.Hehadcaughtsightofhisreflectedface.Sohorriblewasitthatsensibilityawokeloobeshocked.Therewerethreeminnowsinthepool，whichwastetodrain;andafterseveraliemptstocatthetiheforbore.Hewasafraid，becauseofhisgreatweakhemightfallinanddrown.Itwasforthisreasotrusthimselftotheriverastrideohemanydrift-logswhieditssand-spits.
Thatdayhedecreasedthedistaweenhimandtheshipbythreemiles;thedaybytwo—forheasBillhadcrawled;ahefifthdayfouillsevenmilesawayandhimuomakeevenamileaday.StilltheIndianSummerheldoiodfaint，turnandturnabout;ahesickwolfdwheezedathisheels.Hiskneeshadbeeatlikehisfeet，andthoughhepaddedthemwiththeshirtfromhisbackitwasaredtrackheleftbehindhimonthemossandstones.Ongback，hesawthewolfligrilyhisbleedingtrail，andhesalywhathisowbe—unless—unlesshecouldgetthewolf.Thenbeganasgrimatragedyofexistenceaslayed—asithatcrawled，asicked，twingtheirdyingcarcassesacrossthedesolationandhuher’slives.
HaditbeenaoulderedsomuaofgoihemawofthatloathsomeandallbutdeadthiohiHewasfinicky.Hismiain，andtobeperplexedbyhallus，whilehislutervalsgrewrarerandshorter.
Hewasawakenedonafaintbyawheezehisear.Theedlamelybagitsfootingandfallinginitsweakwasludicrous，buthewasnotamused.Norwasheevenafraid.Hewasto.Buthismindwasforthemomentdhelayaheshipwashanfourmilesaway.Hecouldseeitquitedistinherubbedthemistsoutofhiseyes，andhecouldseethewhitesailofasmallboatgthewateroftheshiheeveriles.Hek，andwasverytheknowledge.Hekheotcrawlhalfamile.Aolive.Itwasunreasoheshoulddieafterallhehadueaskedtoomu.And，dyiodie.Itwasstarkmadness，perhaps，butintheverygripofDeathhedefiedDeathaodie.
Heclosedhiseyesandselfwithiioeeledhimselftokeepabovethesuffoguorthatlappedlikearisihroughallthewellsofhisbeing.Itwasverylikeasea，thisdeadlylanguor，thatroseandroseanddrownedhisessbitbybit.Sometimeshewasallbutsubmerged，swimmingthroughoblivionwithafalteringstroke;andagairangealchemyofsoul，hewouldfindanothershredofwillamly.
Withoutmovementhelayonhisbadhecouldhear，slnearahewheeziputofthesickwolf’sbreath.Itdrewcloser，everclhaniime，amove.Itwasathisear.Theharshdrytoedlikesahischeek.Hishandsshotout—oratleasthewilledthemtoshootout.Thefingerswerecurvedliketalons，buttheyptyair.Swiftnessauderequirestrength，andthemanhadnotthisstrength.
&iehewolfwasterrible.Theman’spatienolessterrible.Forhalfadayhelaymotioingoffunessandwaitihatwastofeeduponhimandupoofeed.Sometimesthelanguidsearoseoverhimandhedreamedloeverthroughitall，wakinganddreamiedforthewheeziheharshcaressofthetongue.
&hearthebreath，andheslippedslowlyfromsomedreamtothefeelofthetonguealonghishaed.Thefaly;thepressureihewolfwasexertingitslaststrengthiosihefoodforwhichithadwaitedsolong.Butthemanhadwaitedlong，aedhahejahilethewledfeeblyandthehandclutchedfeebly，theotherhaacrosstoagrip.Fivemihewholeweightoftheman’sbodyofthewolf.Thehandshadnotsuffitstrengthtochokethewolf，butthefaanressedclosetothethroatofthewolfahofthemanwasfullofhair.Attheendofhalfanhourthemanwasawareofawarmtrihisthroat.Itleasant.Itwaslikemoltenleadbeiohisstomaditwasforcedbyhiswillalohemanrolledoveronhisbadslept.
1.Discussthefollowiions.
1）Whatmighthavehappeheman?Wherewashegoing?
2）Whattroubledidheenhis>
3）Whatdidheeattokeepalive?Didheliketoeatthem?
4）Whataretheman’sthoughtsoh?
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