Jungle By-Ways in India 



overpowered by fear took a wild leap for 

 safety. The old chap I beg his pardon the 

 head of the administration, hurled some strong 

 invective at his lieutenant for his cowardice, and 

 then turned the vials of his wrath in my direction, 







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Overpowered by fear he took a wild leap for safety. 



and let me have the outpourings of his soul to the 

 full. I confess I soon began to feel as if I should 

 fall into the same state of terrorized subjection 

 in which he evidently kept his chief secretary and 

 members of the panchayit if the matter was 

 prolonged. ' And besides, the old fellow,' I 

 reflected, f is rousing the whole forest and staining 



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