The dining room to which ivan conducted him was in many ways remarkable. there was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory table where twoscore men could sit down to eat. about the hall were mounted heads of many animals—lions, tigers, elephants, moose, bears; larger or more perfect specimens rainsford had never seen. at the great table the general was sitting, alone. the narrative point of view in this excerpt allows the reader to experience