But in spite of this great love he bore John Thornton, which seemed to bespeak the soft civilizing influence, the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him, remained alive and active.
巴克对约翰·桑顿的深切的爱,是文明潜移默化作用的深刻体现,然而这并不表明,他身上被北国唤醒的原始本性不复存
,相反,它还是很活跃。