Maiwa’s Revenge · Chapter
Endnotes explained
The Editor provides footnotes attesting to the veracity of Mr.
What happens
The Editor provides footnotes attesting to the veracity of Mr. Quatermain's hunting stories, citing a similar incident of killing four elephants with four consecutive bullets and noting the weight of the largest known elephant tusk.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Resolution.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Adventure and Survival
The Editor's notes reinforce the adventurous and survivalist nature of elephant hunting, highlighting the skill and danger involved.
Characters to notice
- Old Quatermain
Referenced as the storyteller whose hunting incident is defended by the Editor.
Key passages
“The Editor would have been inclined to think that in relating this incident Mr. Quatermain was making himself interesting at the expense of the exact truth, did it not happen that a similar incident has come within his knowledge.”
The Editor would have doubted Quatermain's story if he hadn't heard of a similar event.
The Editor vouches for Quatermain's credibility.
“a gentleman with whom he is acquainted, and whose veracity he believes to be beyond doubt, not long ago described to him how he chanced to kill four African elephants with four consecutive bullets.”
A trustworthy acquaintance told the Editor about killing four elephants with four shots.
Corroborating account of a remarkable hunting feat.
