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... day , and the men on the far side of the river were sitting in a group round a small fire smoking a hookah which was passing from hand to hand . They watched me with interest . Below the waterfall was a pool thirty to forty yards ยท
... day , and the men on the far side of the river were sitting in a group round a small fire smoking a hookah which was passing from hand to hand . They watched me with interest . Below the waterfall was a pool thirty to forty yards ยท
Page 123
... fire off his hair - trigger rifle . Some time later , and while it was still raining , Ibbotson asked me what time it was . I had a luminous wrist - watch , and I had just told him it was a quarter to eight when a suc- cession of savage ...
... fire off his hair - trigger rifle . Some time later , and while it was still raining , Ibbotson asked me what time it was . I had a luminous wrist - watch , and I had just told him it was a quarter to eight when a suc- cession of savage ...
Page 124
... fire was built near the mango - tree and water heated , and after we had drunk several cups of tea and warmed ourselves at the fire , we set off for the kill , accompanied by the patwari and several of Ibbotson's and my men , together ...
... fire was built near the mango - tree and water heated , and after we had drunk several cups of tea and warmed ourselves at the fire , we set off for the kill , accompanied by the patwari and several of Ibbotson's and my men , together ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara BHATGAON bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath kill the leopard lantern later left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini Naini Tal path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman