As this chapter begins, we learn a bit of the history about John Thornton and how he came to be
camped next to the river. The previous winter, Thornton had frozen his feet, and his partners had left
him behind to recover. During both Buck's and Thornton's recoveries, there are two other of
Thornton's dogs, Skeet and Nig, who are very friendly towards Buck, who is surprised; he expected
them to show some signs of jealousy. Yet, unlike the other two dogs, Buck does not force Thornton's
attention upon him; Buck is content to lie at a distance, watching Thornton with love and admiration.
In fact, for a long time after Thornton rescues Buck, Buck is uncomfortable when Thornton is out of
his sight, because Buck remembers how people like Perrault and Fran
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ois, and even the Scotch
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