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Page 221
... Mudalali take Punchi Menika . My daughter cannot live with thieves now . She will go to the Mudalali . Do you understand ? ” " Yes , Silindu . But it must be done quietly . She cannot go openly to his house , or there will be silly talk ...
... Mudalali take Punchi Menika . My daughter cannot live with thieves now . She will go to the Mudalali . Do you understand ? ” " Yes , Silindu . But it must be done quietly . She cannot go openly to his house , or there will be silly talk ...
Page 227
... Mudalali's fat stomach and legs . He took careful aim between the bars and fired . Fernando fell backwards , writh- ing and screaming with pain . Silindu went and looked over the stile : at the same moment Babe- hami's wife rushed out ...
... Mudalali's fat stomach and legs . He took careful aim between the bars and fired . Fernando fell backwards , writh- ing and screaming with pain . Silindu went and looked over the stile : at the same moment Babe- hami's wife rushed out ...
Page 241
... Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The Arachchi thought to him- self : ' Here is a fool . ' But he said : ' Very well , I will give the chena back to you . ' Then we started for the chena , and as we went on the track I ...
... Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The Arachchi thought to him- self : ' Here is a fool . ' But he said : ' Very well , I will give the chena back to you . ' Then we started for the chena , and as we went on the track I ...
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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