![]() ![]() ![]() Look closely at the photograph of Jack, the dog who inspired Buck. But for the stray brown on his muzzle and above his eyes, and for the splash of white hair that ran midmost down his chest, he might well have been mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed.” (p. It advertised itself in all his movements, was apparent in the play of every muscle, spoke plainly as speech in the way he carried himself, and made his glorious furry coat if anything more glorious. Because of all this he became possessed of a great pride in himself, which communicated itself like a contagion to his physical being. “He was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone by virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive. ![]()
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