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Page 246
... magistrate had promised him , seemed however to be still far off ; for early next morning he was taken out of his cell and made to start off with the police sergeant for Beddagama . The magistrate , riding on a horse , and the Rate ...
... magistrate had promised him , seemed however to be still far off ; for early next morning he was taken out of his cell and made to start off with the police sergeant for Beddagama . The magistrate , riding on a horse , and the Rate ...
Page 251
... magistrate , the Rate- mahatmaya , the Korala ( who had been sent for ) , and most of the men of the village to the place where the Arachchi had been shot . The body lay where it had fallen ; a rough canopy of boughs and leaves had been ...
... magistrate , the Rate- mahatmaya , the Korala ( who had been sent for ) , and most of the men of the village to the place where the Arachchi had been shot . The body lay where it had fallen ; a rough canopy of boughs and leaves had been ...
Page 252
... magistrate looked at it , and then the Korala turned it over . A glaze of grey film was over the eyes . The hot air in the jungle track was heavy with the smell of putrefaction . crowd of villagers , interested but unmoved , stood ...
... magistrate looked at it , and then the Korala turned it over . A glaze of grey film was over the eyes . The hot air in the jungle track was heavy with the smell of putrefaction . crowd of villagers , interested but unmoved , stood ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth Colombo compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko