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Rainsford's Place In Killing Zaroff

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Another highly unbelievable event that takes place is when Rainsford swam all the way around the island to kill Zaroff. This is extremely unbelievable because Rainsford was very exhausted and worn out. First Rainsfords trap kills Ivan, but the dogs move on, trapping Rainsford at the edge of a cliff. Next instead of fighting the dogs, Rainsford jumps off into the sea below, stunned and angered, Zaroff returns to his home. Finally as he flicks on his bedroom light, he is in complete shock to find Rainsford hidden within the curtains of the bed. Lastly Right before they fight, Zaroff says that the dogs will kill and eat one of them while the other will sleep softly in the king 's bed. Rainsford later concludes that he has never slept in a more

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