Perrault agreed. They were moving quickly, and covering more ground every day. The
snow was good and hard, and no new snow fell. The temperature dropped to 45° below zero,
and didn't change.
This time there was more ice on the Thirty Mile River, and they crossed in a day. Some
days they ran a hundred kilometres, or even more. They reached Skagway in fourteen days;
the fastest time ever.
For three days the dogs rested in Skagway. Then Francois put his arms areund Buck's
neck and said goodbye to him. And that was the last of Francois and Perrault. Like other
men, they passed out of Buck's life for ever