Rainsford falls off the yacht during the first night. He makes his way to shore and to General Zaroff's estate. Zaroff's silent assistant, Ivan, leads Rainsford to a room to change. Zaroff and Rainsford have something to eat and this is when Zaroff explains his theory about the "most dangerous game." When he was still on the yacht, Rainsford had told Whitney that there are only two kinds of people in the world: the hunters and the huntees. However, upon hearing that Zaroff hunts human beings, Rainsford is appalled. Zaroff hunts that night but Rainsford retires to a room in Zaroff's house and tries to sleep.
On his second night on the island, Rainsford becomes Zaroff's prey. Rainsford tries to lose Zaroff without leaving a trail. He then climbs into the crook of a tree. But Zaroff closes in. Rainsford slightly injures Zaroff with a trap. Zaroff goes home to attend to his wound. Rainsford makes another trap which claims on of Zaroff's dogs. Zaroff goes home for the night. Rainsford falls asleep near the swamp on this second night on the island. He wakes up the next morning to the sound of Zaroff's hounds.
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