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狼圖騰(英文版)3(4)
“The wolves e at night;” Batu said; “so we relieve him then。 He’s never taken gazelles during the day; so we came instead。 We can work faster。”
The winter sun lay low in the sky; appearing to settle close to the land。 The blue sky turned white; as did the dry grass; the surface of the snow began to melt; forming a glittery mirror。 Humans; dogs; and carts had a spectral quality。 The men put on their sunglasses; while the women and children covered their eyes with their flapped sleeves。 A few of the cowherds; who suffered from sun…blindness; shut their eyes; but not in time to stanch the flow of tears。 The big dogs; on the other hand; were either watching wide…eyed at bounding hares or sniffing the side of the road; where foxes had recently left tracks in the snow。
As they neared the site of the encirclement; the dogs discovered something new on the slope and raced over; leaving frenzied barks in their wakes。 Those that were still hungry tore into gazelle carcasses the wolves had left behind。 But Bilgee’s Bar and a few of the team’s better hunting dogs; their hackles raised; ran over to where the wolves had left droppings in the snow; searching the area to determine how many wolves there had been; how powerful a force; and which alpha male they had followed。 “Bar recognizes the scent of most of the Olonbulag wolves;” Bilgee said; “and they recognize his。 The way the fur on his neck is standing up is a sure sign that it was a large pack。”
As the riders entered the hunting ground; they sized the scene up by keeping their eyes to the ground。 All that remained of most gazelles on the slope were heads and a scattering of bones。 Bilgee pointed to the tracks in the snow and said; “Some of them came back last night。” Then he pointed to