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Page 157
... like a grey ghost from the ken of human folk . So Ambiga went home to the jungle . Her son's father was the biggest elephant of the herd ; he stood ten and a half feet at the shoulder , and his tusks were nearly seven feet long .
... like a grey ghost from the ken of human folk . So Ambiga went home to the jungle . Her son's father was the biggest elephant of the herd ; he stood ten and a half feet at the shoulder , and his tusks were nearly seven feet long .
Page 162
Before he had realised that liberties were being taken with his feet , the hunters had nimbly remounted and the kumkis had moved away , leaving the ropes each made fast to the bole of a tree . Their dupe made but a single movement to ...
Before he had realised that liberties were being taken with his feet , the hunters had nimbly remounted and the kumkis had moved away , leaving the ropes each made fast to the bole of a tree . Their dupe made but a single movement to ...
Page 208
The two dogs were sleeping near - by , Puppy at my feet , and Caesar stretched out less than three yards away , when out of the night there was a sudden rush of spotted fury across the lamp - lit floor and over the rails of the verandah ...
The two dogs were sleeping near - by , Puppy at my feet , and Caesar stretched out less than three yards away , when out of the night there was a sudden rush of spotted fury across the lamp - lit floor and over the rails of the verandah ...
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