In richard connell’s short story “the most dangerous game,” zaroff’s aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature?
rainsford’s first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general’s face.
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.
" “he is a cossack,” said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. “so am i.”
half apologetically general zaroff said, “we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here.
“one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naïve, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view.