Page 39 - Jack's victory and other stories about dogs

“ I'll Kettle with you, sir/' looking at Jack.

Whereupon Jack gets up, and goes between
Erebus and Avfefitdik, and sets his hair all on end,

and paws the snow, and gets his back up gener­

ally. Erebus does the same. Then, turning on

one side, lie goes on, thinking better of it. Both
dogs growl, but they do not come to blows. Then

Jack crouches down beside Arkadi k t who is by

this time thoroughly satisfied tliat Jack is neither

going to take the bone away from her, nor to
allow any other dog to do it; not even Erebus.

This conduct on the part of Erebus, Jack, and

Arkadik is observed by Karsuk, who comes

along to see what is the matter. He seems to be
saying to himself, while be is coming up:

" Iloilo! what's going on here? What ha? that

fellow (meaning Jack) got to do with Arkadi k?”

Then, his curiosity getting the better of him,
he approaches Arkadik, as if to get the bone

away from her. At this Jack gets his back Tip
again, paws the snow, bristles and growls, and
Karsuk, now thoroughly satisfied, trots off, seem­

ingly muttering to himself: