TAKE NOTES Literary Analysis Was the general's encounter with the buffalo an internal or external conflict? Explain. Its was the Reading Skill < Previous feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory table where twoscore men could sit down to eat. About the hall were the mounted heads of many animals-lions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears: larger or more perfect specimens Rainsford had never seen. At the great table the general was sitting, alone. "You'll have a cocktail. Mr. Rainsford," he suggested. The cocktail was surpassingly good; and. Rainsford noted. the table appointments were of the finest-the linen, the crystal, the silver, the china. They were eating borsch, the rich. red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates. Half apologetically General Zaroff said: "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. Please forgive any lapses. We are well off the beaten track, you know. Do you think the champagne has suffered from its long ocean trip?" "Not in the least." declared Rainsford. He was finding the deneral a most thoughtful and affable host a true Sign out