Those extra little things... what do those have in common? A) the description of the sea around the house. B) the general’s smile. C) the general's channel

Each of these things signal danger.... and death.

"He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."

The general chuckled. "They indicate a channel," he said, "where there's none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this nut."

Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated.