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Page 83
I had no experience of poisons , nor had Ibbotson , but in a conversation with a
doctor friend before leaving Naini Tal I had mentioned that Government wanted
me to try every means to kill the man - eater , and that there was little use in my ...
I had no experience of poisons , nor had Ibbotson , but in a conversation with a
doctor friend before leaving Naini Tal I had mentioned that Government wanted
me to try every means to kill the man - eater , and that there was little use in my ...
Page 179
Leaving the bungalow accompanied by two men in the early evening , I took up
my position in the machan and sent the ... The men had strict orders not to leave
the bungalow before it was fully light , and they arrived each morning as the sun ...
Leaving the bungalow accompanied by two men in the early evening , I took up
my position in the machan and sent the ... The men had strict orders not to leave
the bungalow before it was fully light , and they arrived each morning as the sun ...
Page 180
Both of us were reluctant to leave Garhwal to the tender mercies of the man -
eater and yet , situated as we were , it was hard to decide what to do . One
solution was for Ibbotson to apply for leave , and for me to cancel my passage to
Africa ...
Both of us were reluctant to leave Garhwal to the tender mercies of the man -
eater and yet , situated as we were , it was hard to decide what to do . One
solution was for Ibbotson to apply for leave , and for me to cancel my passage to
Africa ...
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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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