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Page 146
... Fernando , his own four acres of chena were not assigned to the money- lender . To the villagers Fernando was , owing to his dress and habits , a Mahatmaya . He did not treat them as his equals , and they - being in his debt - treated ...
... Fernando , his own four acres of chena were not assigned to the money- lender . To the villagers Fernando was , owing to his dress and habits , a Mahatmaya . He did not treat them as his equals , and they - being in his debt - treated ...
Page 165
... Fernando moved nearer to Babehami and lowered his voice . " Ralahami , I must live here some months . Without a ... Fernando's suggestion had made upon him . His silence irritated Fernando . " What swine these villagers are , " he ...
... Fernando moved nearer to Babehami and lowered his voice . " Ralahami , I must live here some months . Without a ... Fernando's suggestion had made upon him . His silence irritated Fernando . " What swine these villagers are , " he ...
Page 181
... Fernando . " The Mudalali made Babun give him all the par- ticulars , and he wrote the petition , and stamped and posted it . He told Babun to come in again to Kamburupitiya in ten days ' time to see him about it . He also gave him food ...
... Fernando . " The Mudalali made Babun give him all the par- ticulars , and he wrote the petition , and stamped and posted it . He told Babun to come in again to Kamburupitiya in ten days ' time to see him about it . He also gave him food ...
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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