The introduction of the pack of hounds poses a new complication. What recourse does Rainsford have?

The general told Rainsford that he had to use the dogs when one man came close to winning the game. The general has apparently decided that Rainsford will win unless he uses his hounds.

answer: "the beating heart symbolizes the narrator's conscience, or his sense of guilt and wrongdoing" so its b

explanation:

"to look at him, or hear him describe it, he had no guilt. however, poe decided to symbolize this man's subconscious guilt through the heartbeat."