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Page 57
As he passed me the man raised his hand in salutation , but since he appeared
to be deep in prayer I did not speak to him . The glint I had seen on his head -
dress and breast were , I perceived , silver crosses . My men had been as
interested ...
As he passed me the man raised his hand in salutation , but since he appeared
to be deep in prayer I did not speak to him . The glint I had seen on his head -
dress and breast were , I perceived , silver crosses . My men had been as
interested ...
Page 83
I told him what poisons had hitherto been tried , and he then recommended my
using cyanide , which was the best poison for the cat family . I had passed this
information on to Ibbotson , and a few days previously a supply had arrived , with
...
I told him what poisons had hitherto been tried , and he then recommended my
using cyanide , which was the best poison for the cat family . I had passed this
information on to Ibbotson , and a few days previously a supply had arrived , with
...
Page 112
His object , however , in leaving the path was not to try to get at me but to take a
short cut down to the spring , for he passed the foot of the tree without a pause ,
and next second I heard him eagerly and noisily lapping water . From the leopard
...
His object , however , in leaving the path was not to try to get at me but to take a
short cut down to the spring , for he passed the foot of the tree without a pause ,
and next second I heard him eagerly and noisily lapping water . From the leopard
...
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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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