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Page 105
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , " Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and destroy the salt ...
... asked them to carry him down across the river . The Tamils answered , " Lord , we are poor men , and have travelled far on our way to collect salt in the lagoons by the seashore . If we stop now , the rain may come and destroy the salt ...
Page 201
... asked Fernando . " No. " " You live with a woman in Kamburupitiya ? " " Yes . " " How did you come to settle in the hut in Bedda- gama ? " " I was getting into difficulties with my loans be- cause the crop failed last year . I thought I ...
... asked Fernando . " No. " " You live with a woman in Kamburupitiya ? " " Yes . " " How did you come to settle in the hut in Bedda- gama ? " " I was getting into difficulties with my loans be- cause the crop failed last year . I thought I ...
Page 272
... asked very few questions in cross - examination , but the judge examined him at some length . The judge's object was to make it clear when the idea of killing the two men first came to Silindu , and what was in Silindu's mind during his ...
... asked very few questions in cross - examination , but the judge examined him at some length . The judge's object was to make it clear when the idea of killing the two men first came to Silindu , and what was in Silindu's mind during his ...
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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