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Page 47
... appear for days together into the jungle , living upon roots and the fruit of jungle trees , and anything which might fall to his gun . He talked with no one except Punchi Menika and Hinnihami . For them he never had a harsh word , and ...
... appear for days together into the jungle , living upon roots and the fruit of jungle trees , and anything which might fall to his gun . He talked with no one except Punchi Menika and Hinnihami . For them he never had a harsh word , and ...
Page 187
... appear on the daïs and sit down . The court interpreter , a Sinhalese Mahat- maya in coat and trousers , stood upon a small wooden step near the bench . The judge spoke to him in an angry voice . The interpreter replied in a soothing ...
... appear on the daïs and sit down . The court interpreter , a Sinhalese Mahat- maya in coat and trousers , stood upon a small wooden step near the bench . The judge spoke to him in an angry voice . The interpreter replied in a soothing ...
Page 189
... appear for the complainant , your honour . " " Any one for the defence ? " said the judge . " Have you a proctor ? " the interpreter asked Silindu . " No , " said Babun , " we are very poor . " " No , your worship , " said the ...
... appear for the complainant , your honour . " " Any one for the defence ? " said the judge . " Have you a proctor ? " the interpreter asked Silindu . " No , " said Babun , " we are very poor . " " No , your worship , " said 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