Again and again, as he looked at each brutal performance, the lesson was driven home to Buck: a man with a club was a lawgiver, a master to be obeyed, though not necessarily conciliated.

• 他看着他们一个接一个归降于穿红汗衫的人的统治之下，当他一次次地看着那残酷的行为时，那种教训就越发深刻地印在巴克心里：一个手持棍棒的人虽然不必讨好，却是个立法者，是必须服从的主人。