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Page 65
... brought him his food . She tried to comfort him , to get him to come into the house , but for once she could not rouse him . He sat in the compound through the night , staring into the darkness , and muttering from time to time , “ Aiyo ...
... brought him his food . She tried to comfort him , to get him to come into the house , but for once she could not rouse him . He sat in the compound through the night , staring into the darkness , and muttering from time to time , “ Aiyo ...
Page 138
... brought us want and disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was cer- tainly a devil , who had brought ...
... brought us want and disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions . Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed . The deer was cer- tainly a devil , who had brought ...
Page 148
... brought misfortune and death into the village . Fernando was not greatly impressed by their repu- tation for working harm " by magic " ; as became a townman , he was somewhat sceptical ; but what was clear to him was that the headman ...
... brought misfortune and death into the village . Fernando was not greatly impressed by their repu- tation for working harm " by magic " ; as became a townman , he was somewhat sceptical ; but what was clear to him was that the headman ...
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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