Then a strange and sudden thrill shot through him.

While his head was turned a little Langdon had boldly put his hand on his furry back.

And in the touch there was not hurt! His mother had never put her paw on him as gently as that! Half a dozen times in the next ten minutes Langdon touched him.

For the first three or four times Muskwa bared his two rows of shining teeth, but he made no sound.

Gradually he ceased even to bare his teeth.
Langdon left him then, and in a few moments he returned with a chunk of raw caribou meat.