Buck had begun to act on his desire for the leadership of the team. And Spitz was in trouble because Buck "was preeminently cunning, and could bide his time with a patience that was nothing less than primitive." Once his dominance was called into question by Buck, the other dogs began to fear him less and so grew unruly and difficult.
So when Buck and Spitz finally fight to the death and Buck wins, Francois and Perrault are actually pleased that Spitz is gone.
When Perrault said that Spitz fought like hell, “An’ dat Buck fight lak two hells,” was François’s answer." He went on: “An’ now we make good time. No more Spitz, no more trouble, sure.”
They were pleased that the leadership void had been filled and clearly had high hopes for how things would work out now that Buck was in charge. Soon the greatness of Buck would be even more obvious as he led the team with that same cunning and amazing power.
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