HELP PLEASE The bed was good, and the pajamas of the softest silk, and he was tired in every fiber of his being, but
nevertheless Rainsford could not quiet his brain with the
opiate of sleep. He lay, eyes wide open. Once he thought
he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room.
He sought to throw open the door; it would not open. He
went to the window and looked out. His room was high
up in one of the towers. The lights of the chateau were out
now, and it was dark and silent, but there was a fragment
of sallow moon, and by its wan light he could see, dimly,
the courtyard. There, weaving in and out in the pattern of
shadow, were black, noiseless forms; the hounds heard
him at the window and looked up, expectantly, with their
green eyes. Rainsford went back to the bed and lay down.
By many methods he tried to put himself to sleep. He had
achieved a doze when, just as morning began to come, he
heard, far off in the jungle, the faint report of a pistol.
- "The Most Dangerous Game,"
What details from the narration show that Rainsford is
worried about what will happen the next day? Check all
that apply.
the bed was good
he was tired in every fiber of his being
could not quiet his brain
lay, eyes wide open
high up in one of the towers