Then he added, hastily: \"I don't wish you to thinkme a braggart, Mr. Rainsford. Rainsford, with an effort, held histongue in check. "But they are men," said Rainsford hotly. 0
It'smost annoying. \"I will not lose my nerve. Books Guidance does not own books pdf, neither created nor scanned. One foolish fellow tried it. ", Then, taking a second helping of crpes Suzette, the general explained: "The hunting was not good last night. That's the trouble with these sailors; they have dull brains to begin with, and they do not know how to get about in the woods. \"Hardly. startxref
The door opened thenopened as suddenly as if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. With his remaining strength he dragged himself from the swirling waters. \"Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow,\" remarked the general,\"but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. The Cossack sighed. Me He made a hunter. Don't pay any attention to losers who are think they are going to die because they have to read 30 pages of anything. The night is described once again, this time with a simile that uses like in comparing the night to moist black velvet. The simile emphasizes the storys warm, humid tropical setting. I have invented a new sensation. Once again, the sea is personified. A knout was a whip designed to inflict maximum pain that was used in Imperial Russia to flog criminals and political prisoners; a knouter was the person who used it in whipping them, often to death. Rainsford makes a Burmese tiger pit the following day, which results in the death of one of Zaroffs hounds. Boredom. The writer has to really be bad who can fail to write a good story based on this plot. "Rainsford," called the general, "if you are within sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. It would be impossible for me to tell you howmany animals I have killed.\" The general puffed at his cigarette. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation. The softness of the earth had given him an idea. "I'll agree to nothing of the kind," said Rainsford. "So am I. The giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and,tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp. Please login or sign up below in order to leave a review. You'll want to start, no doubt. ", "Hurled me against a tree," said the general. The fox is caught and killed, but the cat escapes. Then, as he stepped forward, his foot sank into the ooze. In context, throb refers to the steady, regular beat or sound of the ships engine as the ship moves through the sea. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. He raised his hand, and Ivan, who served as waiter, brought thick Turkish coffee. He could stay where he was and wait. This makes as much sense as if Ivan were sometimes a huge Cossack and then became a Bolshoi ballerina. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. "As you wish, my friend," he said. I didn't realize how old it is, but other than the Russian it doesn't make a difference. screamed the general. Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. Zaroff would consider it a debacle, a catastrophic disaster, since his father was a member of the Russian nobility. The deplorable part of it was thatLazarus followed him. No other hunting compares with it for aninstant. He stood there, rubbing his injured shoulder, and Rainsford, with fear again gripping his heart, heard the general's mocking laugh ring through the jungle. Why had the general smiled? \"To date I have notlost,\" he said. We can talk later. Naturally, I continued to hunt--grizzliest in your Rockies, crocodiles in the Ganges, rhinoceroses in East Africa. But it's gotten into sailor lore, somehow. ", "Dear me," said the general, quite unruffled, "again that unpleasant word. This was first published on January 19, 1924, in Collier's with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. He thought he heard steps within; thedoor remained closed. The weak of the world were put hereto give the strong pleasure. With a violent effort, he tore hisfeet loose. We were drawing near the island then. When he opened his eyes he knew from the position of the sun that it was late in the afternoon. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. Great sport, hunting.\" \"The best sport in the world,\" agreed Rainsford. The world is made up of twoclassesthe hunters and the huntees. They would be on him any minute now. .". I think, Mr. Rainsford, I'll see what you can do against my whole pack. Menacing means threatening and suggests the presence of imminent danger. Baronial means large, grand, impressive, and suitable for a baron; barons are members of Englands nobility. I must keep my nerve,\" he saidthrough tight teeth. It was the baying of a pack of hounds. It's clear that the brute put up afight. We were drawing near the island then. You need a good, restful night's sleep. mine. Then he straightened up and took from his case one ofhis black cigarettes; its pungent incenselike smoke floated upto Rainsford's nostrils. Well, I think I'll turn in now, Rainsford. The description underscores the peril in Rainsfords circumstances. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, back along the trail he had come. Again you score. \"I'm no robber. n|PW@LXA2#cv7cT@pkRE7f%# r4gRUpjZXp:~k4 Who cares how a jaguar feels?\" \"Perhaps the jaguar does,\" observed Whitney. gameso thought the general as he tasted his after-dinner li-queur. \"How extraordinarily droll youare!\" he said. Even CaptainNielsen\" 3 It was a distant sound, faint and wavering, but he knew it. Half apologetically General Zaroff said, "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford. Readers must wait to find out if Zaroff sees Rainsford hiding in the tree. They pointed alongthe cliff in the direction he had been going. The animal had nothing but hislegs and his instinct. Great story! He thought of a native trick he had learned inUganda. \"You have won the game.\" Rainsford did not smile. Pierson Cline 09/24/2021 The Most Dangerous Game On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, a passenger named He dropped a walnut on the hardwood floor and brought his heel grinding down on it. "Nerve, nerve, nerve!" One was the thought that it would be difficult to replace Ivan; the other was that his quarry had escaped him; of course, the American hadn't played the gameso thought the general as he tasted his after-dinner liqueur. Cossacks were members of several ethnic groups in southern Russia and adjacent parts of Asia. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. Please forgive any lapses. But perhaps the general was a devil. In his library he read, to soothe himself, from the worksof Marcus Aurelius. Again Rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. Zaroffs having fine French wine at his chateau is another indication of his wealth and refined tastes. 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A bluegap showed between the trees dead ahead. The description of the sea licking its greedy lips suggests that the sea feels malice and that is eager to claim human lives, including Rainsfords. Dusk came, then darkness, and still he pressed on. You'll hardly have time for a nap, I fear. Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for Ihave a quarry with which I can match my wits.\" Rainsford's bewilderment showed in his face. He filled Rainsford's glass with venerable Chablis from adusty bottle. The night is also described through personification; it pressed its blackness over the yacht, as if the night acted with deliberation. ", The general filled both glasses, and said, "God makes some men poets. A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not thefirst time he had been in a tight place. Which classic books had predictions that came true? Employing a metaphor, Zaroff calls his hunting Rainsford and Rainsfords trying to elude him outdoor chess. Discounting the deadly nature of Zaroffs game, it is similar to chess in that a player must think carefully, plan a strategy, and anticipate an opponents moves in order to counter them. It's like moistblack velvet.\" \"It will be light enough in Rio,\" promised Whitney. Isuggest you wear moccasins; they leave a poorer trail. I'm really not feeling well.\" \"Ah, indeed?\" the general inquired solicitously. Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher. Then he said to me, very gravely, 'Don't you feel anything? The fellowlost his head. 50.Note: This book is brought to you by Feedbookshttp://www.feedbooks.comStrictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercialpurposes. All Rights Reserved. Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea. down like a panther, but he saw that the general's right handheld something metallica small automatic pistol. \"As you wish, my friend,\" he said. I have about a dozen pupils down there now. Out there!\" exclaimed the general, pointing into thenight. Then he felt an impulse tocry aloud with joy, for he heard the sharp crackle of the break-ing branches as the cover of the pit gave way; he heard thesharp scream of pain as the pointed stakes found their mark.He leaped up from his place of concealment. Rainsford,crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he seethe pit. There is no greater bore than perfection. I was lying in my tent with a splitting headache one night when a terrible thought pushed its way into my mind. I will not.\" He slid down from the tree, and struck off again into thewoods. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. The pent-up air burst hotly from Rainsford's lungs. \"The choicerests entirely with you. z M&*hM^eun!_g!43#4N5$=nS^^A9Sosvei0Srq}$nwMU/Ol-7+` j^x`nIT3HsM
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But I shall be back. I always' take a siestaafter lunch. \"They indicate a channel,\" he said,\"where there's none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like asea monster with wide-open jaws. The name of the island has connotations of mystery and danger. Your woodcraft against mine. I have to stock theisland.\" \"What have you imported, general?\" Rainsford asked.\"Tigers?\" The general smiled. He knew where he was now. ", The smile on the general's face widened. Sailors have a curious dread of the place. His room was high up in one of the towers. Do you think the champagne hassuffered from its long ocean trip?\" \"Not in the least,\" declared Rainsford. Madame Butterfly is a classic Italian opera by Giacomo Puccini, first performed in 1904 and featuring a tragic love story that ends in betrayal and death. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcutnose, a spare, dark facethe face of a man used to giving or-ders, the face of an aristocrat. I'm going home for a rest now. What I felt wasaa mental chill; a sort of sudden dread.\" \"Pure imagination,\" said Rainsford. ", Rainsford shook his head. See you at breakfast.". Sometimes, when Providence is not so kind, I help Providence a bit. A cosmopolite is someone who is sophisticatedsomeone who has traveled the world and is polished and refined. 23 The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-van-ishing fireflies; then they were blotted out entirely by thenight. The door opened thenopened as suddenlyas if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in theriver of glaring gold light that poured out. Atthe great table the general was sitting, alone. Open navigation menu. \"Bah! The Caribbean is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and east of Central America. ___ Ivan dies. But what kind of men, hewondered, in so forbidding a place? He executed a series of intricate loops;he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore ofthe fox hunt, and all the dodges of the fox. Zaroffs using the French phrase indicates once again that he is a sophisticated man of the world, but in context, it is quite ironic, since Zaroff intends to kill Rainsford upon meeting him again during the hunt. He could staywhere he was and wait. . My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. I am strong. He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which Rainsford had come. As quarry is used here, it refers to an animal pursued by a hunter. General Zaroff's facesuddenly brightened. But Ivan was not. Thecocktail was surpassingly good; and, Rainsford noted, the tableapointments were of the finestthe linen, the crystal, the sil-ver, the china. "The choice rests entirely with you. ", The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head. \"That's odd. When the general and his pack reached the place by the sea, the Cossack stopped. The revolver pointing as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. Theymust have reached the knife. Addendum: One of the things which I hate, which won't bother most, is the ignorance of nearly all writers when it comes to guns. They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates. \"My sloopwill place you on the mainland near a town.\" The general readwhat Rainsford was thinking. \"Off there to the rightsomewhereis a large island,\" saidWhitney.\" It's rather a mystery\" \"What island is it?\" Rainsford asked. \"Well, I sup-pose that's only natural, after your long swim. . \"So am I.\" \"Come,\" he said, \"we shouldn't be chatting here. I sug-gest, too, that you avoid the big swamp in the southeast cornerof the island. I went into the army--it was expected of noblemen's sons--and for a time commanded a division of Cossack cavalry, but my real interest was always the hunt. On a ridge Rainsford climbed a tree. You need agood, restful night's sleep. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. Nothing escaped those searching black eyes, no crushed blade of grass, no bent twig, no mark, no matter how faint, in the moss. His mind workedfrantically. When I was only five years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. Anyone held captive who manages to evade General Zaroff, Ivan, and a pack of hunting dogs for three days is released. Rainsford. %%EOF
\"I'll cheerfully acknowledge myself defeat if I do not find youby midnight of the third day,\" said General Zaroff. He ascends the rail of the yacht, lights up, and unintentionally jumps overboard. Something was coming through the bush, coming slowly, carefully, coming by the same winding way Rainsford had come. You are much younger than I am, Mr. Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer. Rainsford hesitated. He looks re-sourcefulWell, good night, Mr. Rainsford; I hope you have agood night's rest.\" The bed was good, and the pajamas of the softest silk, and hewas tired in every fiber of his being, but nevertheless Rainsfordcould not quiet his brain with the opiate of sleep. I live for danger, Mr. Under one arm he carriedkhaki hunting clothes, a haversack of food, a leather sheathcontaining a long-bladed hunting knife; his right hand restedon a cocked revolver thrust in the crimson sash about hiswaist. My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. He heard the hounds. "Follow Ivan, if you please, Mr. Rainsford," said the general. Rainsford forces himself to remain silent at this point and not argue further with Zaroff, perhaps because he had seen the glint of anger in Zaroffs eyes and knows that he is in the presence of a very dangerous man. "We should have good hunting weather when we get to port." "When hunting I forget about the weather." Au revoir is a French expression of good wishes that means goodbye or until we meet "I will not hunt. I was bitterly disappointed. He went to the window and looked out. Surely your experiences in the war". You can imagine my feelings, Mr. Rainsford. - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified.He strained his eyes in the direction from which the reportshad come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. Didn't you no-tice that the crew's nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?\" \"They were a bit strange, now you mention it. 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