The old forest ranger; or, Wild sports of India on the Neilgherry hills, in the jungles and on the plains |
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... watched the deliberate movements of Mansfield with breathless impatience ; but , at the very moment he expected to see him press the trigger , the weapon was again lowered . " It is a wild shot , " said Mansfield , shaking his head ...
... watched the deliberate movements of Mansfield with breathless impatience ; but , at the very moment he expected to see him press the trigger , the weapon was again lowered . " It is a wild shot , " said Mansfield , shaking his head ...
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... watching , with the unwearied patience of an Indian hunter , to catch the faintest sound whilst the more romantic Charles , allowing his weapon to lie idly by his side , gazes with rapture on the glorious view , and , if I am any judge ...
... watching , with the unwearied patience of an Indian hunter , to catch the faintest sound whilst the more romantic Charles , allowing his weapon to lie idly by his side , gazes with rapture on the glorious view , and , if I am any judge ...
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... done to deserve this ? Do you not almost wish that the fatal bullet had sped less truly to its mark ? Mansfield who had watched the working of his companion's features , as he gazed on the dying stag , 26 THE OLD FOREST RANGER .
... done to deserve this ? Do you not almost wish that the fatal bullet had sped less truly to its mark ? Mansfield who had watched the working of his companion's features , as he gazed on the dying stag , 26 THE OLD FOREST RANGER .
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... watching , with eagle glance , to prevent the possibility of any animal stealing away unobserved . All being ... watched these proceedings from his place of concealment amongst the rocks . " His blood is fairly up now , and he is ...
... watching , with eagle glance , to prevent the possibility of any animal stealing away unobserved . All being ... watched these proceedings from his place of concealment amongst the rocks . " His blood is fairly up now , and he is ...
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... watching his opportunity , when the bear reared on his hind legs , plunged the sword deep into his chest . Fortunately for Charles it pierced his heart . The enormous brute fell heavily forward a stream of blood gushed from his mouth ...
... watching his opportunity , when the bear reared on his hind legs , plunged the sword deep into his chest . Fortunately for Charles it pierced his heart . The enormous brute fell heavily forward a stream of blood gushed from his mouth ...
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afore amongst animal appeared auld Ayapah bamboo barrel bear beast beautiful better Bhurmah bison blood boar bound Brahmin brute bushes canna Captain cheroot companions Cotwall cousin cried Mansfield dashed deer devil ears elephant exclaimed Mansfield eyes fcap feel feet fire followed forest Forest Ranger frae ground hand head heard heart Heels honour horse hounds howdah ibex India Ishmail Jemmadar jungle Kamah killed lads laughing look Low Country M'Phee Mahout Maister Charles Mansfield and Charles matchlock maun Miss Kate Mons Meg morning natives Neilgherry Hills never Old Forest old Lorimer Ootacamund panther poor ravine replied Mansfield replied the Doctor rifle roar rock Sahib savage Shikarees shot shoulder side sight smiling spear sport sportsmen stag stood tent thou tiger tigress Todahs trail tree turned venison village watching Watty weapon weel whilst wild wounded young
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