_Then a dog appeared, a half dozen bounds behind the madly-racing fox_ 21
_From the topmost eminence of Little Sister, he had viewed a breath-taking array of other peaks_ 31
_Caesar stayed just far enough behind to avoid stepping on the tail of either ski_ 57
_He saw Franz and Caesar.... "Hello, fellow travelers!" he called cheerfully. "I am Father Benjamin."_ 75
_Presently the boy understood.... The Hospice must be visible from as great a distance as possible_ 89
_Suddenly, Caesar left Franz's side, bounded ahead and seized the priest's habit in his great jaws_ 111
_But it was not until past noon of the following day, during a lull in the storm, that Anton did return_ 125
_Suddenly Franz remembered when Caesar had found Emil Gottschalk buried in the snow_ 149
_The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional andimaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray anyactual persons or parties._