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CHAPTER II-THE SHE-WOLF, an excerpt

From White Fang
By Jack London
Breakfast eaten and the slim camp-outfit lashed to the sled, the men turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness. At once began to
rise the cries that were fiercely sad-cries that called through the darkness and cold to one another and answered back. Conversation ceased. Daylight came at
nine o'clock. At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour, and marked where the bulge of the earth intervened between the meridian sun and the
northern world. But the rose-colour swiftly faded. The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock, when it, too, faded, and the pall of the Arctic night
descended upon the lone and silent land.
As darkness came on, the hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer-so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the tolling dogs.
throwing them into short-lived panics.
At the conclusion of one such panic, when he and Henry had got the dogs back in the traces, Bill said:

"I wisht they'd strike game somewheres, an' go away an' leave us alone."

"They do get on the nerves horrible," Henry sympathized.

They spoke no more until camp was made.

What do the details about the length of the Arctic day add to the story? Please respond in three to five complete sentences, including specific lines from the
excerpt to support your answer.

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Answer:

The details about the length of the Arctic day add to the story by emphasizing the extreme and harsh conditions in which the characters are traveling. The line "Daylight came at nine o'clock" highlights the fact that the characters are in a place where daylight is scarce and short-lived. The following line, "At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour," underscores the briefness of the daylight and how quickly it fades. The subsequent line, "But the rose-colour swiftly faded," further emphasizes this point. Finally, the line "the pall of the Arctic night descended upon the lone and silent land" highlights the darkness and isolation that the characters must endure. All of these details contribute to the bleak and unforgiving setting of the story.

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