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Page 226
... Silindu's blazing eyes and foam on the corner of his lips : at the same moment he felt the cold muzzle of the gun pressed against his back . Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face . A great hole was blown in ...
... Silindu's blazing eyes and foam on the corner of his lips : at the same moment he felt the cold muzzle of the gun pressed against his back . Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face . A great hole was blown in ...
Page 237
... Silindu had seen before in the court . He was dressed now in black , in evening- dress . He sat back in his chair and stared at Silindu in silence for a minute or two with his " cat's eyes " ; he looked cross and tired . Silindu had ...
... Silindu had seen before in the court . He was dressed now in black , in evening- dress . He sat back in his chair and stared at Silindu in silence for a minute or two with his " cat's eyes " ; he looked cross and tired . Silindu had ...
Page 253
... Silindu and the Arachchi leave the village , Silindu walking be- hind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direction of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village carrying a gun . The ...
... Silindu and the Arachchi leave the village , Silindu walking be- hind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direction of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village carrying a gun . The ...
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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