How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) Shmoop has numbered the chapters continuously, but the book renumbers them in each Part.
Quote #10
A cuff from the master hurt him far more than any beating Grey Beaver or Beauty Smith had ever given him. They had hurt only the flesh of him; beneath the flesh the spirit had still raged, splendid and invincible. But with the master the cuff was always too light to hurt the flesh. Yet it went deeper. It was an expression of the master's disapproval, and White Fang's spirit wilted under it. (23.13)
What a very human notion: a suffering of the spirit. London may be using it to show us how much White Fang has changed, and how much Scott's love and kindness as ennobled him. He suffers because he's let down his master, and he hates that. We're a long way form Beauty Smith at this point, that's for sure.