Although we know little about Sanger Rainsford's physical
appearance, we do know that General Zaroff
was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was
a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as
night...
Rainsford describes
Zaroff as "singularly handsome" with a "bizarre quality" to his face. His eyes were also
black, and he presented an "aristocratic" bearing with
his
high
cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark
face...
When Zaroff smiled,
he bore red lips and "pointed" teeth that often included a long, perfumed cigarette. We
can assume that Zaroff and Rainsford were about the same size, since Zaroff provided him
with clothing (" 'my clothes,' " Zaroff says) that proved to be a satisfactory
fit.
(No doubt the gigantic Ivan was much larger than
either of the other men; he was "the largest man" Rainsford had ever
seen.)
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