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 CROSSING A RIVER TO VICTORY 76 he was making preparations to escape down the river. When the Sultan learnt this, he ordered inflated skins CROSSING THE RIVER SUTLAJ ON SKINS. (Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, New York.) to be prepared, and directed some of his men to swim over on them. Jaipal, seeing eight men swimming over to that distant bank, ordered a detachment of his army, accompanied by five elephants, to oppose their