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night ulrich had banded together his foresters to watch the dark forest, not in quest of four - footed quarry, but to keep a look - out for the prowling thieves whom he suspected of being afoot from across the land boundary. the roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm - wind, were running like driven things to - night, and there was movement and unrest among the creatures that were wont to sleep through the dark hours. assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came.
3 he strayed away by himself from the watchers whom he had placed in ambush on the crest of the hill, and wandered far down the steep slopes amid the wild tangle of undergrowth, peering through the tree trunks and listening through the whistling and swirling of the wind and the restless beating of the branches for sight and sound of the marauders. if only on this wild night, in this dark, lone spot, he might come across georg znaeym, man to man, with none to witness - that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts. and as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought.
what is the main idea of paragraph 3?
nature can be savage uncontrollable if it is not taken care of.
georg znaeym is an experience and fearsome hunter who always finds his prey.
georg znaeym is trying to hide from gradwitz so that he doesnt get killed.
ulrich von gradwitz wishes to hunt down georg znaeym and meet him face to face in order to kill him. ulrich von gradwitz wishes to hunt down georg znaeym and meet him face to face in order to kill him.

Explanation:

The paragraph details Ulrich von Gradwitz's search for Georg Znaeym in the forest, and his desire to meet him man - to - man with no witnesses, implying a violent intent.

Answer:

Ulrich von Gradwitz wishes to hunt down Georg Znaeym and meet him face to face in order to kill him.