The general filled both glasses, and said, "God makes some men poets. Some He makes kings, somebeggars. Me He made a hunter. My hand was made for the trigger, my father said. He was a very richman with a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea, and he was an ardent sportsman. When I was onlyfive years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. When Ishot some of his prize turkeys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on my marksmanship.I killed my first bear in the Caucasus when I was ten. My whole life has been one prolonged hunt. I wentinto the army--it was expected of noblemen's sons--and for a time commanded a division of Cossackcavalry, but my real interest was always the hunt. I have hunted every kind of game in every land. Itwould be impossible for me to tell you how many animals I have killed."
Yes, that's so," said Rainsford.The general smiled. "I had no wish to go to pieces," he said. "I must do something. Now, mine is ananalytical mind, Mr. Rainsford. Doubtless that is why I enjoy the problems of the chase.""No doubt, General Zaroff."
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"A new animal? You're joking." "Not at all," said the general. "I never joke about hunting. I needed a newanimal. I found one. So I bought this island built this house, and here I do my hunting. The island isperfect for my purposes--there are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps--""But the animal, General Zaroff?"
Oh," said the general, "it supplies me with the most exciting hunting in the world. No other huntingcompares with it for an instant. Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry withwhich I can match my wits."
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"It's a game, you see," pursued the general blandly. "I suggest to one of them that we go hunting. I givehim a supply of food and an excellent hunting knife. I give him three hours' start. I am to follow, armedonly with a pistol of the smallest caliber and range. If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he winsthe game. If I find him "--the general smiled--" he loses."
The smile on the general's face widened. "To date I have not lost," he said. Then he added, hastily: "Idon't w
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