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Page 48
But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later
would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had not buried his teeth in
their throats ? And again , even if the light had arrived in time there is no certainty
that I ...
But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later
would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had not buried his teeth in
their throats ? And again , even if the light had arrived in time there is no certainty
that I ...
Page 52
lacked a night - shooting light and would telegraph to Calcutta for one , he said
the least the Government could do for me was to provide me with a light ; and he
promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudraprayag .
Though ...
lacked a night - shooting light and would telegraph to Calcutta for one , he said
the least the Government could do for me was to provide me with a light ; and he
promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudraprayag .
Though ...
Page 67
This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my
taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after
dark a succession of angry roars apprised us of the fact that the leopard was in
the ...
This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my
taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after
dark a succession of angry roars apprised us of the fact that the leopard was in
the ...
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