The tension arises from the hostile accusations and underlying animosity between Ulrich and Georg, intensifying their precarious situation of being trapped together, while the threat of impending assistance amplifies the mystery of their fate—will rescue come in time, or will one man eliminate the other in a moment of vengeance? Their conversation not only reveals their bitter rivalry but also underlines the precariousness of their lives, with death looming as they remain powerless beneath the heavy branches.
In this excerpt, two men are trapped under a tree and accuse each other of trespassing on their land. How do the men's situation and conversation create tension and mystery in the story? In 1-2 sentences,
"I'm caught in my own forest-land," retorted Ulrich. "When my men come to release us you will wish, perhaps, that you were in a better plight than caught poaching on a neighbour's land, shame on you."
Georg was silent for a moment; then he answered quietly:
"Are you sure that your men will find much to release? I have men, too, in the forest to-night, close behind me, and THEY will be here first and do the releasing. When they drag me out from under these damned branches it won't need much clumsiness on their part to roll this mass of trunk right over on the top of you. Your men will find you dead under a fallen beech tree. For form's sake I shall send my condolences to your family."
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