Thursday, August 29, 2013

In Saki's "The Interlopers," Ulrich makes two offers to George Znaeym. What are these offers?

Becoming an interloper in Saki's short story, "The
Interlopers," Nature sends the branches of a large beech tree to pinion the two enemies
after their brief moment in which they have glared at one another with "the full play to
the passions of a lifetime." After their initial hostilities, Ulrich von Gradwitz and
Georg Znaeym undergo changes of heart as they realize the dilemma that they
share.


As they lie trapped, hoping their men will rescue
them, Ulrich von Gradwitz offers Georg Znaeym wine from his flask; in addition, he  has
a change of heart and offers to Georg Znaeym that even if his men arrive on the scene
first, Georg will be the first to be helped. Then, he asks Znaeym to end their quarrel
in amity,


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"Neighbour," he said presently, "do as you
please if your men come first.  It was a fair compact.  But as for me, I've changed my
mind.  If my men are the first to come you shall be the first to be helped, as though
you were my guest....Neighbour, if you will help me to bury the old quarrel I--I will
ask you to be my friend."



Of
course, their contract cannot be completed as both are victims of another natural
interloper--wolves.

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