I'llwager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me.You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford.\" \"Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer.\" \"Dear me,\" said the general, quite unruffled, \"again that un-pleasant word. ", "Swam," said Rainsford. It was General Zaroff. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark facethe face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. I think, Mr. Rainsford, Ill see what you can doagainst my whole pack. "I must do something. Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists. I give him a supply of food and an excellent hunting knife. His eyes, too, were black and very bright. \"The biggest.\" \"Really?\" \"Oh, it isn't here naturally, of course. I was bitterly disappointed. Under one arm he carried khaki hunting clothes, a haversack of food, a leather sheath containing a long-bladed hunting knife; his right hand rested on a cocked revolver thrust in the crimson sash about his waist. The giant put away his pistol, saluted,withdrew. As soon. Laughter shook the general. "You've good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh," and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night. Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave itadded precision and deliberateness, he said, \"It is a very greatpleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the cel-ebrated hunter, to my home.\" Automatically Rainsford shook the man's hand. Thenbe sat down, took a drink of brandy from a silver flask, lit a ci-garette, and hummed a bit from Madame Butterfly. I'm really not feeling well.\" \"Ah, indeed?\" the general inquired solicitously. His foot touched the protruding bough that was the trig-ger. Rainsfords sleeping in Zaroffs bed shows that he had killed Zaroff and won Zaroffs deadly game. Before enrolling at Harvard University, he spent a year at Georgetown College before beginning his journalism career for The Poughkeepsie Journal. I have heard that in America businessmen often go to pieces when they give up the business that has been their life. Always. 0000002194 00000 n Of course you, in turn, must agree to say nothing of your visit here.". "My sloop will place you on the mainland near a town." The connotations of wounded and snake are negative, suggesting violence and danger. Even knowing what\'s coming, the story is creepy. very edge of the cliffs. ", The general filled both glasses, and said, "God makes some men poets. The weak of the world were put hereto give the strong pleasure. Most Dangerous Game Dialectical Journal - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. But what kind of men, hewondered, in so forbidding a place? Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. His eyes . Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Then Rainsford saw the man's free hand go to his forehead in a military salute, and he saw him click his heels together and stand at attention. After being released, it was given the O. Henry Award. I assureyou I do not do the thing you suggest. ___ General Zaroff tells Rainsford that hunting has gotten boring. Then he cowered back. "It's in the cellar. But as heforged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the 6 "Don't be alarmed," said Rainsford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming. He shinned excitedly up a tree and looked back. The door opened thenopened as suddenlyas if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in theriver of glaring gold light that poured out. Very good story! As the word is used here, strike means to encounter or to run across. . So they aredangerous.\" \"But where do you get them?\" The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. Rainsford held his breath. Jaggedcrags appeared to jut up into the opaqueness; he forced him-self upward, hand over hand. If anyone should try to get into my houseor out of itsomething extremely regrettable would occur to him." He could stay where he was and wait. Even CaptainNielsen\" 3 It came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Do you think the champagne has suffered from its long ocean trip?". But perhaps the general was a devil An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a woundedsnake and sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence ofa dead world was on the jungle. I don't know why. The knife, drivenby the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed. But it was no mirage, he found, when he opened the tall spiked iron gate. The island is perfect for my purposesthere are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps", "Oh," said the general, "it supplies me with the most exciting hunting in the world. Sailors have a curious dread of the place. With his remaining strength he dragged himself from the swirling waters. When I shot some of his prize tur-keys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on mymarksmanship. I always got my quarry. The ground grewsofter under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, dens-er; insects bit him savagely. Rainsford grudgingly decides to be sought after after realising there is no way out other than giving himself in to Ivan. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Download The Most Dangerous Game PDF for free. 19 I give him a supply offood and an excellent hunting knife. They would be on him any minute now. He wrestled himself out of his clothes and shouted with allhis power. You'll hardly have time for a nap, I fear. They do excessively stupid and obvious things. Rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates. Surely your experiences in the war". Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. Anyone held captive who manages to evade General Zaroff, Ivan, and a pack of hunting dogs for three days is released. He went to the window and looked out. The baying of the houndsstopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. He began to count his strokes; he could do possibly a hundred more and then. That was postponing the inevitable. Zaroffs statement is full of malicious intent, which is a further indication of his evil nature. It sent a shudder of cold horror through his whole being. An unbroken front ofsnarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore. Medieval is an allusion to the Middle Ages, also known as the medieval period in European history that lasted from the 5th century through the 1400s. In his library he read, to soothe himself, from the works of Marcus Aurelius. A gargoyle is a grotesque, frightening representation of a human face or an animal carved out of stone. He had to stop to get his breath. Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. He wrestled himself out of his clothes and shouted with all his power. I am speaking of hunting. It's clear Collection 1whites, mongrelsa thoroughbred horse or hound is worthgeneral pressed a button, far out to sea Rainsford saw the flashHow does Zaroff find men to that Rainsford and Zaroff dis- more than a score of them." of lights. Grotesque means unnatural, strange, and distorted in some weird way. Rainsford.\" The general took from his pocket a gold cigarette case andoffered his guest a long black cigarette with a silver tip; it wasperfumed and gave off a smell like incense. Cossacks were members of several ethnic groups in southern Russia and adjacent parts of Asia. You arewrong, sir. panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where two-score men could sit down to eat. ", "So," continued the general, "I asked myself why the hunt no longer fascinated me. If my quarry eludes me for three wholedays, he wins the game. Invariably, Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose the hunt. So many Americans appear to have had. Search the history of over 778 billion patterns on the courtyard below, and Rainsford could see mov-ing about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as theyturned toward him, their eyes glittered greenly. In "The Most Dangerous Game", Connell employs diction with negative connotations to create an ominous tone to heighten suspense by building uncertainty. Rainsford had hardly tumbled to the ground when the pack took up the cry again. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. The description stresses again the size and grandeur of Zaroffs chateau, suggesting that he is a man of enormous wealth. \"We will have some capital hunting, you and I,\" said the gen-eral. Two slight annoyances kept him from perfect enjoyment. "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. Off to the right he heard it,and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken.Again he heard the sound, and again. His need for rest was imperative and he thought, "I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable." In context, throb refers to the steady, regular beat or sound of the ships engine as the ship moves through the sea. When he opened his eyes he knew from the position of thesun that it was late in the afternoon. endstream endobj 827 0 obj <>stream Your strength and stamina against mine. Sailors have a curious dread of theplace. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. It'smost annoying. Isuggest you wear moccasins; they leave a poorer trail. In his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver,and he was pointing it straight at Rainsford's heart. Rainsfordfroze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. 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. You are much younger than I am, Mr. Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer. \"I refuse to believe that so modern andcivilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romanticideas about the value of human life. The sound is muffled, meaning muted or dulled. We were drawing near the island then. The hunter shook his head several times, as if he were puzzled. He had achieved adoze when, just as morning began to come, he heard, far off inthe jungle, the faint report of a pistol. The story begins while two hunters - Rainsford and Whitney. I treat these visitors with every consideration. You'llwant to start, no doubt. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. "No, general," he said. That's the trouble with these sailors; they have dullbrains to begin with, and they do not know how to get about inthe woods. The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers ofsomething very like panic. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when thehunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. Rainsford hesitated. General Zaroff, with a deep, courtly bow, strolled from the room. The revolver pointing as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. That had been a placid pastime compared 20 He knew where he was now. Rainsford had dug himself in in France when a second's delay meant death. He gave no sign that he understood Rainsford's words, or that he had even heard them. But as he forged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous buildinga lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff; and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers of something very like panic. The figures of speech suggest that Rainsford is acutely aware of the great dangers he will face at dawn. Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himself could follow that complicated trail through the jungle after dark. HWmo6n/HC4aXhB "I suggest to one of them that we go hunting. . Blood is a word that often has strong negative connotations as well as a literal meaning, and both apply here in describing the sea. Zaroffs strange statement foreshadows how the plot develops. $#e[KnASX{}'x%Dt/"H ~`RAky9NbHfw%#J4gNOhEcH;AL\5Ot2ec^2x5 i?$gWNFQ4"_zQ|NW7%`:%%/CzO]o(D. They'refrom the Spanish bark San Lucar that had the bad luck to goon the rocks out there. "Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford stiffly. I have about a dozen pupils down there now. \"Get ready, General Zaroff.\" The general made one of his deepest bows. The description of Ship-Trap island stresses how forbidding it is and adds to the islands aura of mystery and danger. He caught hold of a springyyoung sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with theblade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine hetied back the sapling. His mind workedfrantically. If I find him "the general smiled" he loses. I exhausted their possibilities, yousee. 'as ifthe air about us was actually poisonous. \"Hardly. Zaroff returns home for the evening after being mildly injured by this device, but not before shouting his gratitude for the trap. But I shall be back. They would be on him any minute now. \"They arelet out at seven every night. Out there!\" exclaimed the general, pointing into thenight. 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. The deplorable part of it was that Lazarus followed him. Ivan once had the honor of serving as official knouter to the Great White Czar, and he has his own ideas of sport. He swims to Ship-Trap Island, a place known for shipwrecks. The world is made up of twoclassesthe hunters and the huntees. "That Cape buffalo is the largest I ever saw. I hunt the scum of the earth: sailors from tramp shipslassars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrelsa thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.". I read it as a high schooler myself and remembered loving it. Zaroff would consider it a debacle, a catastrophic disaster, since his father was a member of the Russian nobility. . "As for me," sighed the general, "I do not feel so well. "I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. Be a realist. Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Now you want clothes, food, rest. \"No, general,\" he said. What a great short story, action and suspense to the end. "Splendid! I assure you I do not do the thing you suggest. The darkness of the night prevents Rainsford from seeing the rocky shore clearly, further endangering him. His hands were tight closed as if his nerve were somethingtangible that someone in the darkness was trying to tear fromhis grip. \"My dear fellow,\" said the general, \"have I not told you I al-ways mean what I say about hunting? Veuve Cliquot is a fine French Champagne that dates back to the 1800s and was favored by European and Russian royalty and upper classes. One almost did win. Burmese tiger pit refers to the trap that Rainsford constructed in an effort to kill Zaroff. Rainsford went back to the bed and lay down. "Tonight," said the general, "we will huntyou and I. "This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Then Rainsford saw the man's free hand goto his forehead in a military salute, and he saw him click hisheels together and stand at attention. The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-van-ishing fireflies; then they were blotted out entirely by thenight. Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff couldnot trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himselfcould follow that complicated trail through the jungle afterdark. \"How in God's name didyou get here?\" \"Swam,\" said Rainsford. \"As for me,\" sighed the general, \"I do not feel so well. Automatically Rainsford shook the man's hand. I sug-gest, too, that you avoid the big swamp in the southeast cornerof the island. I loved Lazarus; he was the finest hound in my pack.Well, I must beg you to excuse me now. He knew his pursuer was coming; he heard the padding sound of feet on the soft earth, and the night breeze brought him the perfume of the general's cigarette. Rainsford asked. 0000003979 00000 n \"And why not?\" \"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. I eventually had to use the dogs.\" \"The dogs?\" \"This way, please. It suggests the mood or atmosphere that will be developed in the story. Downa watercourse, not a quarter of a mile away, he could see thebush moving. This is an allusion to the violent Russian Revolution of 1917 during which Czar Nicholas was overthrown, a counter revolution failed, Nicholas and his entire family were murdered, and Russian royalty fled the country. \"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,\" explained the general.\"So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' Please forgive any lapses. Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on athickly wooded ridge. 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