Zaroffs serving Rainsford a filet mignon for dinner is another example of Zaroffs wealthy lifestyle. It was a distant sound, faint and wavering, but he knew it. \ D"6 L *~Gp/H SOt sQK>4gQaN-_V/ ShC/. I drink to a foeman worthy of my steelat last.\" The gen-eral raised his glass, but Rainsford sat staring at him. Two slight annoyances kept him from perfect enjoyment. Rainsfordfroze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. ", The general shrugged his shoulders and delicately ate a hothouse grape. Rainsfords and Zaroffs both being familiar with a Burmese tiger pit suggests that each of them is knowledgeable about hunting practices throughout the world, and it may imply that they have both hunted tigers in Burma. Some He makes kings, some beggars. Your brain against mine. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The most dangerous game is about a man who claims to hunt animals for fun becoming the hunted. "Is there big game on this island? Three days hence we can discuss it over a bottle of VeuveCliquot, unless\" The general sipped his wine. It was a distant sound, faint and wavering,but he knew it. An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast vibrations of evil. One was the thought that itwould be difficult to replace Ivan; the other was that his quarryhad escaped him; of course, the American hadn't played the 22 Toward morning when a dingy gray was varnishing the sky, the cry of some startled bird focused Rainsford's attention in that direction. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it.". Do you think we've passed that island yet?\" \"I can't tell in the dark. Zaroff introduces the idea of Rainsford hunting with him on the island. Thenhe said to me, very gravely, `Don't you feel anything? Blood is a word that often has strong negative connotations as well as a literal meaning, and both apply here in describing the sea. \"The biggest.\" \"Really?\" \"Oh, it isn't here naturally, of course. "Tonight," said the general, "we will huntyou and I. Rainsford had dug himself in in France when a second'sdelay meant death. He regardedRainsford quizzically. Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told himwas true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had bynow pushed through the morning mists. Three days hence we can discuss it over a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, unless . So many Americans appear to have had. If I find him \"the general smiled\"he loses.\" \"Suppose he refuses to be hunted?\" \"Oh,\" said the general, \"I give him his option, of course. With his remainingstrength he dragged himself from the swirling waters. Addeddate 2018-10-22 15:22:22 Identifier TheMostDangerousGamePDF Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3mw9qv3x Ocr The name of the island has connotations of mystery and danger. I am strong. He shrugged his shoulders. . The writer has to really be bad who can fail to write a good story based on this plot. Connell has Rainsford see the General with "a small automatic pistol", then when the General avoids the deadfall he doesn't lose his revolver. Lacerated means torn or cut deeply. Find more similar flip PDFs like The Most Dangerous Game. ", The general smiled. endstream endobj 74 0 obj<>>>/LastModified(D:20041018120544)/MarkInfo<>>> endobj 76 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>>/StructParents 0>> endobj 77 0 obj<> endobj 78 0 obj[/ICCBased 82 0 R] endobj 79 0 obj<> endobj 80 0 obj<> endobj 81 0 obj<>stream Most Dangerous Game Dialectical Journal - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. \"Rainsford!\" screamed the general. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. I'll wait foryou. "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. But it's gotten into sailor lore, somehow. Naturally, I continued tohuntgrizzliest in your Rockies, crocodiles in the Ganges,rhinoceroses in East Africa. The quicksand that Rainsford steps into is described here with a simile, comparing it to a giant leech, a bloodsucking parasite. Even CaptainNielsen\" 3 He regarded Rainsford quizzically. I must keep my nerve,\" he saidthrough tight teeth. You are proving interesting,Mr. An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast vibrations ofevil. Rainsford is unable to make sense of what Zaroff is saying. He heard the hounds. Among the many adaptations of the story are the 1932 RKO Pictures picture The Most Dangerous Game pdf with Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks, and Fay Wray and the 1943 episode of the CBS Radio drama Suspense with Orson Welles. He lived a year in a minute. Another man was com-ing down the broad marble steps, an erect, slender man inevening clothes. Uploaded by 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. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. 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. \"Rainsford,\" called the general, \"if you are within sound ofmy voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. ", "I've always thought," said Rainsford, "that the Cape buffalo is the most dangerous of all big game. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. "Rainsford," called the general, "if you are within sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. A gargoyle is a grotesque, frightening representation of a human face or an animal carved out of stone. In "The Most Dangerous Game", Connell employs diction with negative connotations to create an ominous tone to heighten suspense by building uncertainty. _< Then a businesslike air animated him. "Off there to the rightsomewhereis a large island," said Whitney." He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that be had come upon a village, for there were many lights. It's one of the classics in literature [with a small "l"]. A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not thefirst time he had been in a tight place. This descriptive detail makes the chateau seem creepy and ominous. \"I sug-gest to one of them that we go hunting. "I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "I wish to go today," said Rainsford. You shall see for yourself tomorrow.\" \"What do you mean?\" \"We'll visit my training school,\" smiled the general. Most Dangerous Game - Full Text.pdf. When I was only five years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. I loved Lazarus; he was the finest hound in my pack. Zaroff gladly accepts the challenge and dares Rainsford to a duel to the death, declaring that the winner will sleep on the bed and the loser would be fed to the dogs. When he opened his eyes he knew from the position of the sun that it was late in the afternoon. In declaring that when providence doesnt work in his favor, he takes action to get what he wants, Zaroff reveals his arrogance and immense ego. Maybe the plot was a novelty in its time, but now you find it twice a week in TV series. We call it Death Swamp. 50.Note: This book is brought to you by Feedbookshttp://www.feedbooks.comStrictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercialpurposes. 0000001460 00000 n "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. I'll wait for you. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. A trace of anger was in the general's black eyes, but it wasthere for but a second; and he said, in his most pleasant man-ner, \"Dear me, what a righteous young man you are! 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. "We'll visit my training school," smiled the general. "I must do something. They get into splendid physical condition. Rainsford. ", "Oh, it isn't here naturally, of course. The Most Dangerous Game Find two lines, one at the beginning and one at the end, that shows the change in Rainsford. Thenbe sat down, took a drink of brandy from a silver flask, lit a ci-garette, and hummed a bit from Madame Butterfly. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place? Down a watercourse, not a quarter of a mile away, he could see the bush moving. The baying of the hounds drew nearer, then still nearer,nearer, ever nearer. When Ithought of this it was a tragic moment for me, I can tell you.\" Rainsford leaned across the table, absorbed in what his hostwas saying. "Oh," said the general, "in that case. \"Weshould make it in a few days. Rainsford's impulse was to hurl himself down like a panther, but he saw that the general's right hand held something metallica small automatic pistol. I was bitterly disap-pointed. Once again, the night is described with a simile. Made of thin pancakes covered with a sauce of caramelized (browned) sugar and fruit , it is topped with an orange-flavored liqueur. I don't know why. "Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford stiffly. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him." A mystery suggests hidden secrets, but it might not Time passes slowly, crawling by like a wounded snake, and sleep is personified as a visitor who does not come to see him. He had to stop to get his breath. He dropped a walnut on the hardwood floor and brought his heel grinding down on it. very edge of the cliffs. 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. \" That Cape buffalois the largest I ever saw.\" \"Oh, that fellow. The job was finished at last, and he threw himself down behind a fallen log a hundred feet away. The passage is an allusion to Aesops fable The Fox and the Cat, a tale in which a fox and a cat try to elude hunters who are pursuing them. H\n0&h2 D"o?># R>2vwc_Nm:cfc0|K&pk)MWyI{}&^ccV.v[:YE:%^\lg3xE^-xG_7r+=,,,,!o/0_8`~Zkf Y, Vv>G# AatptpSf)(Q*r\e"WU*r\e?~ I give him a supply of food and an excellent hunting knife. It's rather a mystery", "The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied." \"Here in my preserve on this is-land,\" he said in the same slow tone, \"I hunt more dangerousgame.\" 9 Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle whenRainsford sighted the lights. Then he said slowly, \"No. \"Perhaps,\" said General Zaroff, \"you were surprised that I re-cognized your name. There, weaving in and out in the pattern of shadow, were black, noiseless forms; the hounds heard him at the window and looked up, expectantly, with their green eyes. I think, Mr. Rainsford, Ill see what you can doagainst my whole pack. again. He went to the window and looked out. He had to stop to get his breath. Search the history of over 778 billion I don't know why. But it was no mirage, he found, when he opened the tall spiked iron gate. \"A twenty-two,\" he remarked. A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place. The revolverpointing as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. They must have reached the knife. "That Cape buffalo is the largest I ever saw. Zaroffs statement is full of malicious intent, which is a further indication of his evil nature. I live for danger,Mr. Rainsford calls the hunt barbaric, to which Zaroff responds that life is for the strong.. I've one rather promisingprospect\" Rainsford was hurrying from the room. I went into the armyit was expected of noblemen's sonsand for a time commanded a division of Cossack cavalry, but my real interest was always the hunt. You can imagine my feelings, Mr. Rainsford. Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for twohours. I don't know why. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet and in Google Drive. Then he switched on the light. \"Pistol shot,\" muttered Rainsford, swimming on. Then he straightened up and took from his case one of his black cigarettes; its pungent incenselike smoke floated up to Rainsford's nostrils. Again he heard the sound, and again. Rainsford's bewilderment showed in his face. He made his way along with his eyesfixed in utmost concentration on the ground before him. You'llwant to start, no doubt. panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where two-score men could sit down to eat. When the general and his pack reached the place by the sea, the Cossack stopped. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room. \"I must keep my nerve. I live for danger, Mr. "I congratulate you," he said. What I felt was aa mental chill; a sort of sudden dread. "Here in my preserve on this island," he said in the same slow tone, "I hunt more dangerous game. Whitney and Rainsfords ordering guns from Purdeys designed specifically to hunt jaguars implies that they are serious big-game hunters. Don't pay any attention to losers who are think they are going to die because they have to read 30 pages of anything. Share. Zealous means fervent, passionate, wholehearted, and vigorous. 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. The fellowlost his head. With a violent effort, he tore his feet loose. It must have beena fairly large animal too. endstream endobj 827 0 obj <>stream He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his open mouth made him gag and strangle. You shall see for yourself tomorrow.". ___ General Zaroff tells Rainsford that hunting has gotten boring. gameso thought the general as he tasted his after-dinner li-queur. "How in God's name did you get here? \"No, general,\" he said. He was a very rich man with a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea, and he was an ardent sportsman. You are much younger than I am, Mr.Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps canguess the answer.\" \"What was it?\" \"Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sport-ing proposition.' Many noble Russians lost everything. Then we'll hunt, eh? I am hungry.". Rainsford remembered the shots. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the cor-ridor outside his room. ", "Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. So they aredangerous.\" \"But where do you get them?\" The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. Once again, the sea is personified. line; and his first thought was that be had come upon a village, for . I have to stock the island. The term "civilized" usually refers to highly-developed culture and . He flattened himself down on the limb and, through a screen of leaves almost as thick as tapestry, he watched. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. "Sorry you can't go with me tonight," called the general. \"Bah! The sensuous drowsiness of the night was onhim.\" It's so dark,\" he thought, \"that I could sleep without clos-ing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids\" An abrupt sound startled him. The Great White Czar generally alludes to Peter the Great, who ruled Russia in 1682, but the allusion could not refer to him, given that details in the story indicate that the setting is more than two centuries later. there were many lights. The lights of the chateau were out now, and it was dark and silent; but there was a fragment of sallow moon, and by its wan light he could see, dimly, the courtyard. Not far from wherehe landed, he stopped. He flung himselfdown at the jungle edge and tumbled headlong into the deep-est sleep of his life. Rainsford, with an effort, held histongue in check. Me He madea hunter. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger. Again you score. 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. Hestepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so and, likesome huge prehistoric beaver, he began to dig. \"And that was?\" The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced anobstacle and surmounted it with success. "I never joke about hunting. 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. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. He made a straight trail that offered no problemsat all. You shall have them.This is a most-restful spot.\" Ivan had reappeared, and the general spoke to him with lipsthat moved but gave forth no sound. I found one. Outdoor chess! "The fog is so thick I can't see my hand in front of me." "Don't worry;" Whitney said. Good night, Whitney.\" There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there butthe muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftlythrough the darkness, and the swish and ripple of the wash ofthe propeller. The oldest gargoyle is 13,000 years old. ", "Why should I not be serious? Be a realist. Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on a thickly wooded ridge. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. Out there!" 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. \"How extraordinarily droll youare!\" he said. \"You have won the game.\" Rainsford did not smile. ", "You have some wonderful heads here," said Rainsford as he ate a particularly well-cooked filet mignon. "No," he said. Then he said slowly, "No. Rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. Moss has a naturally dense and smooth surface. He was al-most on the rocks before he saw them; on a night less calm hewould have been shattered against them. Jaggedcrags appeared to jut up into the opaqueness; he forced him-self upward, hand over hand. Even Captain Nielsen". Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of ismurder.\" The general laughed with entire good nature. The last shot waswhen he trailed it here and finished it.\" He examined the ground closely and found what he hadhoped to findthe print of hunting boots. He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided. As a result, after fleeing the Russian Revolution, he relocated to Ship-Trap Island, where he has set up lights to entice passing ships into the surrounding jagged rocks. His face was set and he forced the machinery of hismind to function. Didn't you no-tice that the crew's nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?\" \"They were a bit strange, now you mention it. Crimson is a deep red color. My hand was made for the trigger, my father said. His mind worked frantically. Whenever he looked up from hisplate he found the general studying him, appraising himnarrowly. He knows what it is to be the predator,. Why had he turned back? "It's a game, you see," pursued the general blandly. Rainsford,crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he seethe pit. But Ivan was not. It had become too easy. \"Oh, you can trust me,\" said the Cossack. The revolver pointing as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. Manage Settings The lights from the windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below, and Rainsford could see moving about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as they turned toward him, their eyes glittered greenly. Well, I must beg you to excuse me now. That is no boast;it is a mathematical certainty. ", "Hardly. ", The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. thz book its amazing onece u put ur mind into it. Sign In . You need agood, restful night's sleep. The story opens with a discussion about an island that is "rather a mystery" about which sailors have a "curious dread" (Connell 1). Those fishy blue eyes held a look I never saw there before. They get plenty of good food and exercise. Then he leaped far out into the sea When the general and his pack reached the place by the sea,the Cossack stopped. Throwing off his sack of food, Rainsford took hisknife from its sheath and began to work with all his energy. ,b'0040p@ cSA *$qZ Doubtless that is why I enjoy the problems of thechase.\" \"No doubt, General Zaroff.\" \"So,\" continued the general, \"I asked myself why the hunt nolonger fascinated me. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed. It sent ashudder of cold horror through his whole being. So intent was the Cossack on his stalk-ing that he was upon the thing Rainsford had made before hesaw it. At ten he went up to his bedroom. I will not.\" He slid down from the tree, and struck off again into thewoods. Invariably, Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose the hunt. Then a businesslike air animated him. I'll wager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me. He swims to Ship-Trap Island, a place known for shipwrecks. Even cannibals wouldn't live in such a God-forsaken place. Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder. If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. During World War I, Connell served in France with the US Army. PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The fox uses several tricks to throw the hunters off his trail, while the cat hides in a tree. He leaped up from his place of concealment. ", "I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. All Rights Reserved. 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. Where thereare men, there is food,\" he thought. Ivan had reappeared, and the general spoke to him with lips that moved but gave forth no sound. ", "After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. We are well off thebeaten track, you know. "Ah, indeed?" ", "One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's company with his fear. But the sharpeyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb whereRainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. startxref What are the most memorable father/son books that you have in your book collection? The Cossack sighed. It's most annoying. Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him. I eventually had to use the dogs.\" \"The dogs?\" \"This way, please. \"A rather good lot, I think,\" observed the general. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Across a cove he couldsee the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. "Splendid! He was solicitous about the state of Rainsford's health. Bewilderment means mental confusion. But the hope that was in Rainsford's brain when he climbed died, for he saw in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet. But may I not venture to suggest thatyou will find my idea of sport more diverting than Ivan's?\" He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood,scowling, his thick arms crossed on his hogshead of chest. Bizarre means very strange or unusual. About the hall were mounted heads of many animalslions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears; larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen. My name is Sanger Rainsford of New York City.". I went in-to the armyit was expected of noblemen's sonsand for atime commanded a division of Cossack cavalry, but my real in-terest was always the hunt. I am worried, Mr. Rainsford. For a moment he stood there,thinking. 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. The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Connell "OFF THERE to the right--somewhere--is a large island," said Whitney." It's rather a mystery--" "What island is it?" Rainsford asked. (eg. \"I'll tell you,\" said the general. You can imagine my feelings, Mr.Rainsford. The gargoyle on the door is leering at those who approach the chateau, looking at them in a malicious way. Your woodcraft against 16 The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, scowling, his thick arms crossed on his hogshead of chest. I'm really not feeling well.\" \"Ah, indeed?\" the general inquired solicitously. \"I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet,you see,\" explained the man. I have hunted every kind of game in every land. "And now," said the general, "I want to show you my new collection of heads. The description emphasizes the grave danger in which Rainsford finds himself. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. He lifted the knocker, and it creaked up stiffly, as if it had never before been used. Then he ran for his life. "Well, I suppose that's only natural, after your long swim. Out there!\" exclaimed the general, pointing into thenight. The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success. It was to a huge, beam-ceilinged bedroom with a canopied bed big enough for six men that Rainsford followed the silent giant. By many methods he tried to put himself to sleep. General Zaroff had an exceedingly good dinner in his greatpaneled dining hall that evening. He began to count hisstrokes; he could do possibly a hundred more and then Rainsford heard a sound. "But they are men," said Rainsford hotly. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. \"They arelet out at seven every night. Doubtless that is why I enjoy the problems of the chase. While a student at Harvard, Connell edited The Lampoon and The Crimson. He sought to throw open the door; it would not open. Come to thewindow with me.\" Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea. Civilization and Community. Looking through the darkness of the night is compared to trying to see through a blanket. 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