" For a seemingly endless time, he fought the sea."
"The door opened then... "
Ivan opens the door to see Rainsford there. Ivan is holding a pistol shot at Rainsford's heart. The general comes down the stairs and sees Rainsford and invites him inside for dinner and gives him clothes.
The cocktail was surpassingly good.
You’ll have a cocktail, Mr Rainsford.
The General offers Rainsford a Cocktail. HE wants to find out more information about Rainsford
His pursuers had stopped.
The General challenged Rainsford to an "outdoor chess game" The general and Ivan are chasing after Rainsford.
Then he heard the hounds...
While running from the General's hounds Rainsford is stopped by a cliff and jumps to escape as the hounds' noises are getting closer.