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ever met with. He was respected as a patriarch by all 

 the rest, and retained his throne by moral influence ; for 

 if might were right, as among the dogs of the Eskimo, 

 the rule would already have passed to Ni-arr-way. 



Ni-arr-way was a fine black dog, the biggest of them. 

 When Ni-arr-way gets to be Latori's age he will be just 

 such another in character ; for even now he is the soul 

 of kindness, and a remarkably useful dog — as you shall 

 see. 



Thirdly there came Huilka, the handsome treacherous 

 one. Red he was, with a lovely fox-like coat. Then 

 Pasco, who had the puppies later on. Mandaluk, a lady 

 also, and very pretty but shy. Sixth, Sierko, about ten 

 months old ; white, ragged, and always dirty, who barked 

 incessantly at nothing at all, and I think was touched in 

 the head. Hurpey, a piebald youngster, who promised 

 better things. Mno-coh, a dog like a timber wolf, whom 

 I seem to know little about. There are dogs, you 

 know, with whom you may live for a long while, and yet 

 notice very little; independent characters, who 'gang 

 their ain gate.' Mno-coh was one of these. There 

 were also puppies which came at intervals, and were 

 loved and nursed by the children as they are at home. 

 And sometimes they disappeared mysteriously, as they 

 also do with us. But of those who survived our favourite 

 was little Chua. Chua would play with you by the hour 

 if you gave him a chance. He was one of those electric 

 pups you sometimes meet. If he was asleep at the other 



