The Strength of the Strong
The Strength of the Strong - Jack London Summary
OLD Long-Beard paused in his narrative, licked his greasy fingers, and wiped them on hisnaked sides where his one piece of ragged bearskin failed to cover him. Crouched aroundhim, on their hams, were three young men, his grandsons, Deer-Runner, Yellow-Head, andAfraid-of-the-Dark. In appearance they were much the same. Skins of wild animals partlycovered them. They were lean and meagre of build, narrow-hipped and crooked-legged, and at the same time deep-chested, with heavy arms and enormous hands. There wasmuch hair on their chests and shoulders, and on the outsides of their arms and legs. Theirheads were matted with uncut hair, long locks of which often strayed before their eyes, beady and black and glittering like the eyes of birds. They were narrow between the eyesand broad between the cheeks, while their lower jaws were projecting and massiv