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... elephant's doings . It was not , of course , a wild elephant , but a tame one which had gone " must . " It had been chained up , as tame elephants always are when their attack of " must " is due , but on the previous night it had broken ...
... elephant's doings . It was not , of course , a wild elephant , but a tame one which had gone " must . " It had been chained up , as tame elephants always are when their attack of " must " is due , but on the previous night it had broken ...
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... elephant rifle . I had already sent back the pony , not wanting it to go mad with fright and throw me if it smelt the elephant . The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle and five car- tridges , and meanwhile some Burmans had ...
... elephant rifle . I had already sent back the pony , not wanting it to go mad with fright and throw me if it smelt the elephant . The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle and five car- tridges , and meanwhile some Burmans had ...
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... elephant was going to be shot . They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick . They did not like me , but with the magical rifle in my hands I was momentarily worth watching . And suddenly I realized ...
... elephant was going to be shot . They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick . They did not like me , but with the magical rifle in my hands I was momentarily worth watching . And suddenly I realized ...
Contents
FULKE GREVILLE LORD BROOKE Chorus of Priests | 3 |
THE RIGHT USE OF LANGUAGE | 61 |
The ism of the Modern World | 201 |
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