Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London


She threatened with the stick, and the dog's growling became
ferocious. Again he snapped, then crouched back over his bone.
Saxon raised the stick as if to strike him, and he suddenly
abandoned the bone, rolled over on his back at her feet, four
legs in the air, his ears lying meekly back, his eyes swimming
and eloquent with submission and appeal.


"My God!" Billy breathed in solemn awe. "Look at it!--presenting
his solar plexus to you, his vitals an' his life, all defense
down, as much as sayin': 'Here I am. Stamp on me. Kick the life
outa me.' I love you, I am your slave, but I just can't help
defendin' my bone. My instinct's stronger'n me. Kill me, but I
can't help it."

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