"I have heard such is the custom of the savage brutes.

See, the carcasses of the other two have disappeared already." Short as had been the time which had elapsed since they had fallen, other wolves had stolen out, and had dragged away the bodies of the two which had been killed.

This incident, which showed how extreme was the hunger of the wolves, and how noiseless were their motions, redoubled the vigilance of the party.
Malchus threw a handful of brushwood on to each of the fires.
"We must be careful of the fuel," Halcon said.

"I would we had thought of this before we lay down to sleep.

If we had collected fuel enough for our fires we should have been safe; but I doubt much if our supply will last now till morning." As the hours went on the attitude of the wolves became more and more threatening, and in strong bodies they advanced close up to the fires.
Every time that they did so armfuls of fuel were thrown on, and as the flames leaped up brightly they each time fell back, losing several of their numbers from the arrows of the little party.