"Oh," said the general, "I give him his option, of course. He need
not play that game if he doesn't wish to. If he does not wish to
hunt, I turn him over to Ivan. Ivan once had the honor of serving
as official knouter to the Great White Czar, and he has his own
ideas of sport. Invariably, Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose
the hunt."
Answer:
Zaroff lets Ivan do whatever he wants with them.
