The general made one of his deepest bows. “I see,” he said. "Splendid! One of us is to provide a meal for the dogs. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. Be on your guard, Rainsford..."...for we will duel in a sword battle. The man the weakest will be fed to the greedy dogs." General Zaroff, with an aura of ease and tranquility, handed Rainsford a perfectly constructed steel blade. Rainsford gave General Zaroff a look of mixed anger and anger. Rainsford still remembered General Zaroff's uncanny abilities to hunt in complete darkness. If the general was half as good at sword fighting as he was at hunting, Rainsford might have none. luck. The general saw Rainsford worried and laughed lightly. "Oh Rainsford, you are so naive, so young and determined. It's a shame we don't agree on things. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in this situation. where you would die at the mercy of my sword,” the general said humorously. “I think you are at a slight disadvantage. During one of my delightful trips to Japan, an experienced samurai taught me the ancient secrets of sword fighting. I don't want to sound like a braggart again, but I have to admit that I'm quite a skilled swordsman. » Rainsford smirked at General Zaroff's pointless boasting. He did not know that Rainsford had traveled to Spain where he had also learned to use a sword. Rainsford's only drawback, he thought, was his body tired from crossing the turbulent seas and dodging ravenous dogs to break into the castle. Rainsford knew General Zaroff's ridiculous need to maintain his pride, so he attempted to provoke Zaroff's ego to his advantage. "Oh Zaroff," Rainsford said with mock distress, "I'm just... middle of paper... ...Zaroff. He had felt this as Zaroff's hunter. Now it was as if his heart and that of the Jaguar were one. After looking at the jaguar for a long time, Rainsford simply turned in the other direction. He walked away as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. was going to have to redefine what his whole life was, he didn't care He realized he was cured of ignorance and blindness He now knew that animals were no different from humans. feelings. They could love, hate and fear. Eventually, Rainsford sold the castle to businessmen. He returned to New York where he devoted his entire life to protecting animals. animals and gave countless speeches around the world. When Whitney found him and asked him what happened to him, he simply replied, "I realized what I was supposed to do...”