Words to describe the most dangerous game

Jagged crags appeared to jut up into the opaqueness; he forced himself upward, hand over hand. Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then. He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water. Some wounded thing--by the evidence, a large animal--had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated ; one patch of weeds was stained crimson.

Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. 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. 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. 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 menacing look in the eyes did not change. In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added precision and deliberateness, he said, "It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat.

There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat. I think I may say, in all modesty , that I have done a rare thing. He was a very rich man with a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea, and he was an ardent sportsman. 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.

Now, mine is an analytical mind, Mr. The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success. Rainsford's bewilderment showed in his face. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded. If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. Invariably , Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose the hunt. Then he added, hastily: "I don't wish you to think me a braggart , Mr.

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.

Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room. 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. He was solicitous about the state of Rainsford's health.

Rainsford is an intelligent and resourceful individual. He has to be; otherwise, he would not have survived his encounters with Zaroff. Throughout the story, the reader sees Rainsford making traps and taking measures to hide his trail and point Zaroff in the wrong direction. The pair are on a yacht headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the time of the story, they find themselves somewhere in the Caribbean.

Both men are aficionados of big-game hunting. He leans over the side of the yacht so he can hear better and judge where the shot came from, and he drops his pipe. When he tries to catch it, he loses his balance and falls into the water. A Malay mancatcher is made from a dead tree resting on a living one. In this story, Rainsford finds himself accidentally trapped on an island with a homicidal maniac, General Zaroff.

Zaroff got bored with hunting animals and decided that hunting humans is more fun.