But this year he had been half afraid.

His fear had not been of Jacques Le Beau and Netah, but of the halfbreed away over on Red Belly Lake.

Grouse Piet was the halfbreed's name, and the "dog" that he was going to put up at the fight was half wolf.

Therefore, in the foolish eagerness of his desire, had Durant offered two cross foxes and ten reds--the price of five dogs and not one--for the possession of Le Beau's wild dog.

And now that he had him for nothing, and Nanette was poorer by twelve skins, he was happy.