The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 96
The rock face at the head of the pool rose sheer up out of the water to a height of
twelve feet , and after keeping at this height for twenty yards , sloped gradually
upwards to a height of a hundred feet . It was not possible to get down to water ...
The rock face at the head of the pool rose sheer up out of the water to a height of
twelve feet , and after keeping at this height for twenty yards , sloped gradually
upwards to a height of a hundred feet . It was not possible to get down to water ...
Page 97
For a moment or two the fish did not appear to realize what had happened as ,
standing perpendicularly in the water with his white belly towards me , he shook
his head from side to side , and then , possibly frightened by the dangling spoon
...
For a moment or two the fish did not appear to realize what had happened as ,
standing perpendicularly in the water with his white belly towards me , he shook
his head from side to side , and then , possibly frightened by the dangling spoon
...
Page 146
From illustrations seen in game books I knew the animal was a red Kashmir deer
, and when it raised its head , I saw it was a hind On my side of the grassy slope ,
and about thirty yards from the edge of the forest , there was a big isolated rock ...
From illustrations seen in game books I knew the animal was a red Kashmir deer
, and when it raised its head , I saw it was a hind On my side of the grassy slope ,
and about thirty yards from the edge of the forest , there was a big isolated rock ...
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