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... petromax . It gave a brilliant light but , with its long body and longer handle , was not designed to be used as a lantern in a jungle . I am a little taller than Ibbotson , and suggested that I should carry the lamp , but Ibbotson said ...
... petromax . It gave a brilliant light but , with its long body and longer handle , was not designed to be used as a lantern in a jungle . I am a little taller than Ibbotson , and suggested that I should carry the lamp , but Ibbotson said ...
Page 123
... petromax lamp hidden in a nearby yam field was found , and while Ibbotson proceeded to light it , I gave ex- pression to my fears and doubts , and admit I deserved Ibbotson's rejoinder , ' You are a rotten pessimist . First you think a ...
... petromax lamp hidden in a nearby yam field was found , and while Ibbotson proceeded to light it , I gave ex- pression to my fears and doubts , and admit I deserved Ibbotson's rejoinder , ' You are a rotten pessimist . First you think a ...
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... petromax lit and pumped up , and throwing our doubts to the winds - for even Ibbotson was by now beginning to suspect the silence — we set off over the rough ground as hard as we could go , circling wide to avoid the fishing - lines ...
... petromax lit and pumped up , and throwing our doubts to the winds - for even Ibbotson was by now beginning to suspect the silence — we set off over the rough ground as hard as we could go , circling wide to avoid the fishing - lines ...
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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