<]>> The dessert is presented at the table where the liqueur is set aflame. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. He wassolicitous about the state of Rainsford's health. 0000000797 00000 n The Most Dangerous Game was published by rguerrero on 2015-11-19. 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.. Dense jungle came down to the 5 Now he had got a grip on himself,had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation.He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bringhim face to face with the sea. A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage. The dining room to which Ivan conducted him was in manyways remarkable. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Half apologetically General Zaroff said, "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. As palpable is used here, it means that the dark tropical night is so enveloping that it seems possible to physically touch it. ", The general's left eyelid fluttered down in a wink. \"Hardly. Sailors have a curious dread of theplace. 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 allusion suggests that Zaroffs chateau is opulent and richly appointed. The name of the island has connotations of mystery and danger. . The Most Dangerous Game Pause at line 410. You're joking.\" \"Not at all,\" said the general.\"I never joke about hunting. Not far from wherehe landed, he stopped. Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea. He had achieved adoze when, just as morning began to come, he heard, far off inthe jungle, the faint report of a pistol. ", The general sucked in his breath and smiled. The Most Dangerous Game Performance Task Option #3: MAP of SHIP TRAP ISLAND You are a cartographer (map maker), and since the discovery of Ship Trap Island, National Geographic has Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. Now, mine is an analytical mind, Mr. Rainsford. 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. Well, I must beg you to excuse me now. %PDF-1.5 % ", "I've always thought," said Rainsford, "that the Cape buffalo is the most dangerous of all big game. Anyhow, I'm glad we're getting out of this zone. Do you think we've passed that island yet?\" \"I can't tell in the dark. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and,tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp. I give him three hours'start. "I was about to have my dinner when you came. Then be sat down, took a drink of brandy from a silver flask, lit a cigarette, and hummed a bit from Madame Butterfly. The ground grew softer under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, denser; insects bit him savagely. Of course you, in turn, must agree to say nothing of your visit here.". It was the baying of a pack of hounds. PDF WITH TEXT download. The ground grewsofter under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, dens-er; insects bit him savagely. I've one rather promisingprospect\" Rainsford was hurrying from the room. A big-game hunter from New York is shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean, and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat.The story is an inversion of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. "I congratulate you," he said. That is no boast; it is a mathematical certainty. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed. This passage is an example of suspense in the story. there were many lights. 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. \"You have won the game.\" Rainsford did not smile. "Pistol shot," muttered Rainsford, swimming on. hbbd``b` $[A2`^@+ V>7# Hecould see the great hounds, and he called, \"Better luck anothertime,\" to them. Come to thewindow with me.\" Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea. Then he switched on the light. There, a Russian aristocrat pursues him. The softness of the earth had given him an idea. See you at breakfast.". When I was only fiveyears old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow forme, to shoot sparrows with. ", "It will be light enough in Rio," promised Whitney. There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender and grew more slender as the yacht raced on. The job was finished at last, and he threw himself down be-hind a fallen log a hundred feet away. Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the cor-ridor outside his room. Rainsford,crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he seethe pit. It's so dark," he thought, "that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids". Zaroffs serving Rainsford a filet mignon for dinner is another example of Zaroffs wealthy lifestyle. Turning to the giant in uniform,the general made a sign. It was flight now, a desperate, hopeless flight, that carried him on for some hours. The narrative quickly comes to an end later that evening when Rainsford is described as enjoying the luxury of Zaroffs bed, seemingly indicating that he had won the duel and killed Zaroff. Then a businesslike air animated him. Some He makes kings, some beggars. As the word is used here, strike means to encounter or to run across. It was the shore of the sea. \"Where there are pistol shots, there are men. "This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. "The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,"' Whitney replied." A suggestive name, isn't it? "Yes, even that tough-minded old Swede, who'd go up to the devil himself and ask him for a light. The darkness of the night prevents Rainsford from seeing the rocky shore clearly, further endangering him. ", "I hope," said Rainsford, "that you will excuse me tonight, General Zaroff. Even cannibals wouldn't live in such a God-forsaken place. The afterdeck is the deck located at the stern, or rear, of a ship. startxref Whitney and Rainsfords ordering guns from Purdeys designed specifically to hunt jaguars implies that they are serious big-game hunters. The general took from his pocket a gold cigarette case and offered his guest a long black cigarette with a silver tip; it was perfumed and gave off a smell like incense. He heard it again; then it was cut short by another noise, crisp, staccato. Zaroffs drinking Veuve Cliquot suggests that he still identifies with the aristocracy, which is consistent with his sense of superiority. Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on athickly wooded ridge. This was first published on January 19, 1924, in Collier's with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. 7 If somehow you haven't read it, do so now. ", "They were a bit strange, now you mention it. His need forrest was imperative and he thought, \"I have played the fox,now I must play the cat of the fable.\" A big tree with a thicktrunk and outspread branches was near by, and, taking care toleave not the slightest mark, he climbed up into the crotch,and, stretching out on one of the broad limbs, after a fashion,rested. He was al-most on the rocks before he saw them; on a night less calm hewould have been shattered against them. \"One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's companywith his fear.\" \"Maybe. If I wish to hunt, why should I not? They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whippedcream so dear to Russian palates. \"The place has a reputationa bad one.\" \"Cannibals?\" suggested Rainsford. He leaped up from his place of concealment. "I am General Zaroff.". 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. They can crush a ship as eas-ily as I crush this nut.\" He dropped a walnut on the hardwoodfloor and brought his heel grinding down on it. Your strength and stamina against mine. Sometimes I think evilis a tangible thingwith wave lengths, just as sound and lighthave. Thenhe said to me, very gravely, `Don't you feel anything? He began to count hisstrokes; he could do possibly a hundred more and then Rainsford heard a sound. Your email address will not be published. HTMo1T-E9HJUj)(P"-[Erx> `2,n!XH[cma| s-MV@x.qP!LgQ:E)`ERYy%>M9TRkdK#u:#D yPtLI'Qb8SuY=_+Xqbc. UNrhRfBQedb,kdeff6d/6g8I \"I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet,you see,\" explained the man. He ascends the rail of the yacht, lights up, and unintentionally jumps overboard. "Mirage," thought Rainsford. Why should I not usemy gift? Nothing escaped those searching black eyes,no crushed blade of grass, no bent twig, no mark, no matterhow faint, in the moss. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. He hummed a snatch of song from the Folies Bergre. 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 If anyone should try to get into myhouseor out of itsomething extremely regrettable would oc-cur to him.\" He hummed a snatch of song from the FoliesBergere. 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. "Sometimes an angry god of the high seas sends them to me. It seemed toRainsford that the general was coming with unusual swiftness;he was not feeling his way along, foot by foot. 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. I, luckily, had invested heavily inAmerican securities, so I shall never have to open a tearoom inMonte Carlo or drive a taxi in Paris. The general steered Rainsford to a window. And hunting, remember, had been my life. Some wounded thingby the evidence, a large animalhad thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. ", "Oh," said the general, "I give him his option, of course. His foot touched the protruding bough that was the trig-ger. "I had no wish to go to pieces," he said. He did not have to waitlong. Drawing the readers attention to the island several times at the beginning of the story suggests that the island itself plays an important role in the plot. That which was approaching was a man. \" asked Rainsford. Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly. May I pour you another glass ofport?\" \"Thank you, general.\" The general filled both glasses, and said, \"God makes somemen poets. Zaroff congratulates him on winning the game, but Rainsford chooses to engage him in combat, claiming that the original hunt is still ongoing and that he is still a beast-at-bay. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. The big-game hunting excursions in Africa and South America that were so popular with affluent Americans in the 1920s served as inspiration for the novel. The cat was coming again to play with the mouse. "Ivan," he said to Rainsford, "will supply you with hunting clothes, food, a knife. 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. An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast vibrations of evil. \"How in God's name didyou get here?\" \"Swam,\" said Rainsford. \"Rainsford,\" called the general, \"if you are within sound ofmy voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. This is a most-restful spot.". I will not.\" He slid down from the tree, and struck off again into thewoods. He lived a year in a minute. Rainsford sprang up and moved quickly to the rail, mystified. For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea. 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. The deep red stain on the weeds implies that they have been stained by blood. . Half apologetically GeneralZaroff said, \"We do our best to preserve the amenities of civil-ization here. \"I refuse to believe that so modern andcivilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romanticideas about the value of human life. From another door came Ivan. I have hunted every kind of gamein every land. There was a little moonlight, so, before turning on his light, he went to the window and looked down at the courtyard. and its kind off fun wen ur imaging it in ur head its kind of cool. Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of ismurder.\" The general laughed with entire good nature. . Rainsford expressed his surprise. Sanger Rainsford, a big game hunter, is going to the Amazon rainforest with his companion Whitney to go on a jaguar hunt. A mystery suggests hidden secrets, but it might not "Tonight," said the general, "we will huntyou and I. The hunter shook his head several times, as if he were puzzled. \"That is why I use them. 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. A big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches was near by, and, taking care to leave not the slightest mark, he climbed up into the crotch, and, stretching out on one of the broad limbs, after a fashion, rested. . 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. With a violent effort, he tore his feet loose. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp. \"I will not lose my nerve. Downa watercourse, not a quarter of a mile away, he could see thebush moving. \"Not for the jaguar.\" \"Don't talk rot, Whitney,\" said Rainsford. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. 0000000516 00000 n \"You'll find this game worth playing,\" the general said enthu-siastically.\" Your brain against mine. \"We will have some capital hunting, you and I,\" said the gen-eral. 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. 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. I foundone. Great story! Last night I detected traces of my old complaint. \"I had to invent anew animal to hunt,\" he said. So intent was the Cossack on his stalk-ing that he was upon the thing Rainsford had made before hesaw it. 0000001228 00000 n Open navigation menu. "I found it quicker than walking through the jungle. \ D"6 L *~Gp/H SOt sQK>4gQaN-_V/ ShC/. The door opened thenopened as suddenlyas if it were on a springand Rainsford stood blinking in theriver of glaring gold light that poured out. But the sharpeyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb whereRainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. When he opened his eyes he knew from the position of the sun that it was late in the afternoon. When I was only five years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. "Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. He filled Rainsford's glass with venerable Chablis from adusty bottle. 2023 Advertical Media LLC. One of several works that became part of the public domain in the US in 2020 was The Most Dangerous Game pdf.. Automatically Rainsford shook the man's hand. Great sport, hunting.\" \"The best sport in the world,\" agreed Rainsford. lights were in one enormous buildinga lofty structure withpointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. He lifted the knocker, and it creaked up stiffly, as if it had never before been used. xref . Hestepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so and, likesome huge prehistoric beaver, he began to dig. "The fog is so thick I can't see my hand in front of me." "Don't worry;" Whitney said. It was in Africa that the Cape buf-falo hit me and laid me up for six months. The figures of speech suggest that Rainsford is acutely aware of the great dangers he will face at dawn. Isuggest you wear moccasins; they leave a poorer trail. 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 0000002270 00000 n Aurevoir, Mr. Rainsford, au revoir.\" General Zaroff, with a deep,courtly bow, strolled from the room. Share. "Even so, I rather think they understand one thingfear. The cat was coming again to play with the mouse. "The choice rests entirely with you. \"Tonight,\" said the general, \"we will huntyou and I.\" Rainsford shook his head. "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. Providence can be defined as fate, as destiny, or as Gods directing what happens in the world. This characterization was established previously in the story when Zaroff recognized the Malay man-catcher trap Rainsford had constructed. \"Ivan,\" he said toRainsford, \"will supply you with hunting clothes, food, a knife. Hewas a very rich man with a quarter of a million acres in theCrimea, and he was an ardent sportsman. If he does notwish to hunt, I turn him over to Ivan. The writer has to really be bad who can fail to write a good story based on this plot. Thank you for a most amusing evening.". \"A twenty-two,\" he remarked. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Luckily, you and I arehunters. Even CaptainNielsen\" 3 Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht, but he stopped before he had swum fifty feet. \"That's odd. Rainsford had hardly tumbled to the ground when the packtook up the cry again. What a great short story, action and suspense to the end. "We should have good hunting weather when we get to port." "When hunting I forget about the weather." Then he coweredback. Death Swamp and itsquicksand. Rainsford's eyes saw only blackness, and then, as the general pressed a button, far out to sea Rainsford saw the flash of lights. . A very inferior lot, I regret to say. With a violent effort, he tore hisfeet loose. Then,wet with sweat and aching with tiredness, he crouched behindthe stump of a lightning-charred tree. ' :=mGs0hC@?wD The Most Dangerous Game Pages 1-24 - Flip PDF Download | FlipHTML5 Check Pages 1-24 of The Most Dangerous Game in the flip PDF version. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him." "I must keep my nerve. Notmany men know how to make a Malay mancatcher. to his digging now. \"The biggest.\" \"Really?\" \"Oh, it isn't here naturally, of course. Poorspecimens and more accustomed to the deck than to thejungle.\" He raised his hand, and Ivan, who served as waiter,brought thick Turkish coffee. "Rainsford," called the general, "if you are within sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. His eyes, too, wereblack and very bright. "Splendid! )U$F3mM {8c+ They must have reached the knife. My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. The huge dead tree could fall at any moment, endangering Rainsford, as the sound would give away his location. It's rather a mystery", "The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied." Are there any good books with split perspectives? Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher. 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. Rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. The general's eyes had left theground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. He made a straight trail that offered no problems at all. ", "Oh, it isn't here naturally, of course. Do you think the champagne hassuffered from its long ocean trip?\" \"Not in the least,\" declared Rainsford. I hunt the scum ofthe earth: sailors from tramp shipslassars, blacks, Chinese,whites, mongrelsa thoroughbred horse or hound is worthmore than a score of them.\" \"But they are men,\" said Rainsford hotly. Then it wasthat Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror. For some minutes he stood regarding the blue-green expanse of water. It gives me pleasure. He looked abouthim, almost cheerfully. 0000001921 00000 n When I shot some of his prize tur-keys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on mymarksmanship. Then he said to me, very gravely, 'Don't you feel anything? The oldest gargoyle is 13,000 years old. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it.". . As soon. I shall not follow till dusk. Later, he worked as a copywriter for J. Walter Thompson and on the city staff of The New York American. It's one of the classics in literature [with a small "l"]. The giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. 75 0 obj<>stream The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. 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. And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."'. That had been a placid pastime compared to his digging now. They do excessively stupid and obvious things. "It came to me as an inspiration what I must do," the general went on. \"I am General Zaroff.\" Rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularlyhandsome; his second was that there was an original, almostbizarre quality about the general's face. \"After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was im-prudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. Now you want clothes, food, rest. The bed was good, and the pajamas of the softest silk, and he was tired in every fiber of his being, but nevertheless Rainsford could not quiet his brain with the opiate of sleep. He sipped his wine. When Rainsford understands what Zaroff is saying, he is appalled and believes Zaroff cant be serious. This is really an inspiration. His whole idea at first was toput distance between himself and General Zaroff; and, to this 17 It's like find-ing a snuffbox in a limousine. I have but one passionin my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt.\" \"You have some wonderful heads here,\" said Rainsford as heate a particularly well-cooked filet mignon. Now, you mustn'tlaugh when I tell you thisI did feel something like a suddenchill. "Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford stiffly. Of course you, in turn,must agree to say nothing of your visit here.\" \"I'll agree to nothing of the kind,\" said Rainsford. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The Folies Bergere is a famous music hall in Paris known for light entertainment and extravagant musical revues with elaborate sets and provocative costumes. "No, general," he said. He was almost on the rocks before he saw them; on a night less calm he would have been shattered against them. 0000000016 00000 n \"It came to me as an inspiration what I must do,\" the generalwent on. "You'll have a cocktail, Mr. Rainsford," he suggested. 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