"it will be light enough in rio," promised whitney. "we should make it in a few days. i hope the jaguar guns have come from purdey's. we should have some good hunting up the amazon. great sport, hunting." "the best sport in the world," agreed rainsford. "for the hunter," amended whitney. "not for the jaguar." "don't talk rot, whitney," said rainsford. "you're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. who cares how a jaguar feels? " "perhaps the jaguar does," observed whitney. "bah! they've no understanding." "even so, i rather think they understand one thing--fear. the fear of pain and the fear of death." "nonsense," laughed rainsford. "this hot weather is making you soft, whitney. be a realist. the world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees. luckily, you and i are hunters." the character of rainsford is mainly revealed through his a) description by whitney. b) conversation with whitney. c) memories of past hunting adventures. d) thoughts of the great sport of hunting.