Men came to see the fat man and to look at the dogs. Sometimes they paid money and left with one or more of the dogs. One day a short, dark man came and looked at Buck. "That's a good dog" he cried. 'How much do you want for him? Three hundred dollars. It's a good price,Perrault said the fat man. Perrault smiled and agreed that it was a stood price. He knew dogs, and he knew that Back was an excellent dog "One in ten thousand, Perrault said to himself