Rainsford remembered the shots. they had come from the right, and doggedly he swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength."
"He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balanced."
"I'm Sanger Rainsford of New York, I fell off a yacht. I am Hungary."
"When the general and his pack reached by the sea, the Cossack stopped. For some minutes he stood regarding the blue-green expanse of water."
"Come, we shouldn't be chatting here. We can talk later. Now you want clothes, food, rest. You shall have them. This is a most restful spot."
" The island is perfect for my purpose..... Every day I haunt I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits." I wanted the ideal animal to haunt. There is one that can"
"I can't believe you are serious General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke. Haunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
"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 Ivan was not. The knife driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had bot wholly failed
"Rainford forced himself on toward that gap. He reached it. It was the shore of the sea.... Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed.
" How in God's name did you get here"
"I congratulate you, you have won the game."
"Swam, I found it quicker than walking through the jungle."