Always. 840 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<02E7BD763E6DAC4F98F8ECBA6E823698><25FB04973807254DAFCFEC83BD89BBE0>]/Index[822 26]/Info 821 0 R/Length 85/Prev 129752/Root 823 0 R/Size 848/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream I killed my first bear in the Caucasus when I was ten. The actual hunt is less detailed than I\'d have liked, given the fantastic set-up. Ever nearer drewthe hounds. ", The general shrugged his shoulders and delicately ate a hothouse grape. Instinct is no match for reason. The sea was as flat as a plate-glasswindow. Toward morning when a dingygray was varnishing the sky, the cry of some startled bird fo-cused Rainsford's attention in that direction. It was the shore of the sea. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place? To create a second trap, he sacrifices his knife and fastens it to a tree, and when Ivan steps into it, the trap kills him. "I had to invent a new animal to hunt," he said. He was al-most on the rocks before he saw them; on a night less calm hewould have been shattered against them. The description underscores the peril in Rainsfords circumstances. "I expect rather fair sporta big, strong, black. He heardthe hounds. He strained his eyes in the direction from which the reports had come, but it was like trying to see through a blanket. "Rainsford," called the general, "if you are within sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. "Precisely," said the general. "A twenty-two," he remarked. But it's gotten into sailor lore, somehow. May I pour you another glass ofport?\" \"Thank you, general.\" The general filled both glasses, and said, \"God makes somemen poets. This description of the moss suggests that something or someone has crashed through the trees and weeds, adding to the islands mystery. Where thereare men, there is food,\" he thought. That is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. %PDF-1.5 % "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view. Well, I must beg you to excuse me now. "Rainsford!" Poorspecimens and more accustomed to the deck than to thejungle.\" He raised his hand, and Ivan, who served as waiter,brought thick Turkish coffee. xbbRb`b``` ( The passage introduces the ideas of fear, pain, and death, adding to the storys dark, disturbing atmosphere. "The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,"' Whitney replied." A suggestive name, isn't it? ", "So," continued the general, "I asked myself why the hunt no longer fascinated me. \"I am still a beast at bay,\" he said, ina low, hoarse voice. "I was about to have my dinner when you came. Rainsford heard a sound. . They've no understanding.\" \"Even so, I rather think they understand one thingfear. We are well off thebeaten track, you know. After being released, it was given the O. Henry Award. The passage indicates that Rainsford does not give up easily when he is in a dangerous situation. "We should make it in a few days. ", "Nor four yards," admitted Rainsford. One almost did win. The door opened thenopened as suddenlyas if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in theriver of glaring gold light that poured out. - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. While a student at Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. Veuve Cliquot is a fine French Champagne that dates back to the 1800s and was favored by European and Russian royalty and upper classes. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. This is a grisly joke. Once again, the sea is personified. I needed a new animal. I am speaking of hunting. Because of Rainsfords written description of hunting snow leopards in Tibet, Zaroff, another big-game hunter, is aware of him. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. The sound is muffled, meaning muted or dulled. panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where two-score men could sit down to eat. 0000001921 00000 n That would be barbar-ous. A small, glittering object not far awaycaught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. He examined the ground closely and found what he had hoped to findthe print of hunting boots. "Not in the least," declared Rainsford. This book is available for free download in a number of formats I am to follow, armed only with a pistol of the smallest caliber and range. Downa watercourse, not a quarter of a mile away, he could see thebush moving. The word and its negative connotations contribute to the disturbing atmosphere of the scene between Zaroff and Rainsford. _< "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. But Ivan was not. I have hunted every kind of game in every land. The hunter shook his head several times, as if he were puzzled. They'refrom the Spanish bark San Lucar that had the bad luck to goon the rocks out there. But I got the brute.\" \"I've always thought,\" said Rainsford, \"that the Cape buffalois the most dangerous of all big game.\" For a moment the general did not reply; he was smiling hiscurious red-lipped smile. Who cares how a jaguar feels?\" \"Perhaps the jaguar does,\" observed Whitney. A chateau is a large French country house or castle. An adapted, clean version of The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell for use in classrooms. 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. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark facethe face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. Search the history of over 778 billion Sailors have a curious dread of the place. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. \"Weshould make it in a few days. You can publish your book online for free in a few minutes. Pierson Cline 09/24/2021 The Most Dangerous Game On a yacht bound for Rio de Janeiro, a passenger named Last night I detected traces of my oldcomplaint.\" To Rainsford's questioning glance the general said, \"Ennui.Boredom.\" Then, taking a second helping of crpes Suzette, the generalexplained: \"The hunting was not good last night. His eyes . He staggered, but he did not fall; nor did he drop his revolver. Sometimes I think evilis a tangible thingwith wave lengths, just as sound and lighthave. I'm going home for a rest now. \"I will nothunt.\" The general shrugged his shoulders and delicately ate a hot-house grape. He made his way along with his eyes fixed in utmost concentration on the ground before him. 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. That which was approachingwas a man. The fear of pain and the fear of death. But he was not quitequick enough; the dead tree, delicately adjusted to rest on thecut living one, crashed down and struck the general a glancingblow on the shoulder as it fell; but for his alertness, he musthave been smashed beneath it. Required fields are marked *. Offering a dessert that is served in the finest French restaurants supports Zaroffs characterization as a cosmopolite. This is really an inspira-tion. He knew his pursuer was coming; he heard the paddingsound of feet on the soft earth, and the night breeze broughthim the perfume of the general's cigarette. \"One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's companywith his fear.\" \"Maybe. It is ironic that Zaroff would read the works of Marcus Aurelius, since Zaroffs philosophy of life is brutal and animalistic. "But they are men," said Rainsford hotly. ", The general laughed with entire good nature. That had been a placid pastime compared 20 "My sloop will place you on the mainland near a town." \"It's a game, you see,\" pursued the general blandly. May I pour you another glass of port? 0000000964 00000 n \"I congratulateyou,\" he said. Rainsford jumps from a cliff into the water to get away from Zaroff and his hounds; Zaroff is dismayed by Rainsfords apparent suicide and goes home. <]>> hunt (lines 422-432)? He thought he heard steps within; the door remained closed. Full Title: The Most Dangerous Game, or The Hounds of Zaroff Where Written: Westport, Connecticut When Published: 1924 Literary Period: Modernism Genre: Short story, adventure Setting: A remote island in the Caribbean Sea Climax: After eluding the murderous General Zaroff in the jungle, Sanger Rainsford kills the general in his mansion. They would be on him any minute now. So many Americans appear to have had. Using only a small-caliber pistol for self-defense, he kidnaps the survivors and hunts them for sport while providing them with food, clothing, a knife, and a three-hour head start. Rainsford creates a complex forest track during his head start before ascending a tree. He did not recognize the animal that made the sound; he did not try to; with fresh vitality he swam toward the sound. Me He madea hunter. They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whippedcream so dear to Russian palates. Then a businesslike air animated him. In his library he read, to soothe himself, from the worksof Marcus Aurelius. During World War I, Connell served in France with the US Army. Ivan laid out an evening suit, and Rainsford, as he put iton, noticed that it came from a London tailor who ordinarilycut and sewed for none below the rank of duke. He went to the window and looked out. ", The general raised his thickets of eyebrows; he seemed hurt. Rainsford. Yes, he was a monster. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then. The ellipses before the passage and the change in verb tense in the passage indicate that some time has passed since Rainsford and Zaroff prepared to do battle in Zaroffs bedroom. I amworried, Mr. Rainsford. This is a most-restful spot.". I fell off a yacht. structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. Uploaded by Gq9AT5Td\M2. The ground grew softer under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, denser; insects bit him savagely. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror. They do excessively stupid and obvious things. Hunting at night is so much more exciting than by day, don't you think? General Zaroff did not appear until luncheon. www.feedbooks.com Food for the mind 24. %%EOF Doubtless that is why I enjoy the problems of the chase. The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. When I was only five years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. Eagerly he hurried along, now slipping on a rotten log or a loose stone, but making headway; night was beginning to settle down on the island. The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-van-ishing fireflies; then they were blotted out entirely by thenight. The dining room to which Ivan conducted him was in manyways remarkable. He flattened himself down on the limb and, through a screen of leaves almost as thick as tapestry, he watched. Then he switched on the light. \"For the hunter,\" amended Whitney. They pointed alongthe cliff in the direction he had been going. \ D"6 L *~Gp/H SOt sQK>4gQaN-_V/ ShC/. He swims to Ship-Trap Island, a place known for shipwrecks. Will you have another glass of Chablis, Mr.Rainsford?\" \"General,\" said Rainsford firmly, \"I wish to leave this islandat once.\" The general raised his thickets of eyebrows; he seemed hurt.\"But, my dear fellow,\" the general protested, \"you've only justcome. Not far from wherehe landed, he stopped. What perils that tangle of trees and un-derbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford justthen. The general made one of his deepest bows. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger. Then he leaped far out into the sea When the general and his pack reached the place by the sea,the Cossack stopped. Invariably, Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose the hunt. Jagged crags appeared to jut up into the opaqueness; he forced himself upward, hand over hand. It's like moist black velvet. "I'm going to smoke another pipe up on the afterdeck. Then he leaped far out into the sea. Anyone held captive who manages to evade General Zaroff, Ivan, and a pack of hunting dogs for three days is released. Zaroff introduces the idea of Rainsford hunting with him on the island. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when thehunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. Rest brought him new confidence and almost a feeling of security. I have hunted every kind of game in every land. It was the baying of a pack of hounds. I drink to a foeman worthy of my steel - at last." \"Nerve, nerve, nerve!\" he panted, as he dashed along. My hand was made for the trigger, my father said. He let it fall, and it startled him withits booming loudness. Some He makes kings, some beggars. Menacing means threatening and suggests the presence of imminent danger. |_J+EW])Rte7 Fo7 Fo7 F?>wY=\1m1[__\_W %tg When I shot some of his prize tur-keys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on mymarksmanship. Anyhow, I'm glad we're getting out of this zone. Ivan laid out an evening suit, and Rainsford, as he put it on, noticed that it came from a London tailor who ordinarily cut and sewed for none below the rank of duke. It's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. With it he had a bottle of PolRoger and half a bottle of Chambertin. They had come from the right, and doggedly he swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. Sleep had given him newvigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him. The general smiled. With his remaining strength he dragged himself from the swirling waters. Rainsford's second thought was even more terrible. The writer has to really be bad who can fail to write a good story based on this plot. So they aredangerous.\" \"But where do you get them?\" The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. 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. Then, as he stepped forward, his foot sank into the ooze. ", "One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's company with his fear. The general could follow a trail through the woods at night; he could follow an extremely difficult trail; he must have uncanny powers; only by the merest chance had the Cossack failed to see his quarry. Rainsford.". "Pistol shot," muttered Rainsford, swimming on. Thefear of pain and the fear of death.\" \"Nonsense,\" laughed Rainsford. I foundone. Turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. Many of them afford only the most elementary sort of problem. I like so many here read this in HS and have since read several stories and at least one book with the same plot. I eventually had to use the dogs.". Precariously means in a way that is not safe, certain, or steady. He could flee. An abrupt sound startled him. \"They indicate a channel,\" he said,\"where there's none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like asea monster with wide-open jaws. ___ Ivan dies. "I had no wish to go to pieces," he said. Of course you, in turn, must agree to say nothing of your visit here.". . Rainsfords referring to the fable shows that he is employing every means to escape Zaroff. An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake and sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle. "Tigers? Described with a metaphor, the light inside the chateau is a river that flows into the night when the chateaus door is opened. \"As you wish, my friend,\" he said. He could stay where he was and wait. I must keep my nerve," he said through tight teeth. Your woodcraft against 16 Eagerly he hurriedalong, now slipping on a rotten log or a loose stone, but mak-ing headway; night was beginning to settle down on the island. \"A twenty-two,\" he remarked. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. His foot touched the protruding bough that was the trig-ger. 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. Rainsford remembered the shots. Zaroff locates Rainsford with ease, but chooses to toy with him like a cat would with a mouse by standing beneath the tree hes hiding in, smoking a cigarette, and then vanishing without a trace. Hisroom was high up in one of the towers. 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