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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 160
The bull , wheeling in his own length , was for a moment athwart the line of advance of the old hunting tusker , who halted and stood like a rock . The rifle , already at the shoulder , steadied and covered the ' soup - plate ...
The bull , wheeling in his own length , was for a moment athwart the line of advance of the old hunting tusker , who halted and stood like a rock . The rifle , already at the shoulder , steadied and covered the ' soup - plate ...
Page 162
At one moment he stood upon his head , like a trained elephant in a circus , his hind - feet wildly waving ; at another , he reared his bulk against one of the trees , as though in an effort to climb it . All was of no avail ; the good ...
At one moment he stood upon his head , like a trained elephant in a circus , his hind - feet wildly waving ; at another , he reared his bulk against one of the trees , as though in an effort to climb it . All was of no avail ; the good ...
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