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Page 53
... and thus confining the leopard to my side of the river . The plan was a simple
one and , given the co - operation of the caretakers of the bridges , both of whom
lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success .
... and thus confining the leopard to my side of the river . The plan was a simple
one and , given the co - operation of the caretakers of the bridges , both of whom
lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success .
Page 94
Presently one of the men got to his feet , and as he pointed down excitedly into
the foaming white water at the foot of the fall , two of his companions manning the
long pole held the triangular net close to the fall . A large shoal of mahseer fish ...
Presently one of the men got to his feet , and as he pointed down excitedly into
the foaming white water at the foot of the fall , two of his companions manning the
long pole held the triangular net close to the fall . A large shoal of mahseer fish ...
Page 134
... arrived too late at the thorn enclosure to repair the weak places in it , with the
result that several of the goats had strayed out of the enclosure and one of them
the leopard had killed , close to the road , during the early hours of the morning .
... arrived too late at the thorn enclosure to repair the weak places in it , with the
result that several of the goats had strayed out of the enclosure and one of them
the leopard had killed , close to the road , during the early hours of the morning .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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