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Page 76
... charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him . And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the fourth day the Korala Mahatmaya ...
... charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him . And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the fourth day the Korala Mahatmaya ...
Page 78
... charms and medicines as your father . " " Yes , he knew many things which other vederalas know nothing of . He had a charm by which devils are charmed to become the servants of the charmer . He learnt it from a man of Sinhala , 2 who ...
... charms and medicines as your father . " " Yes , he knew many things which other vederalas know nothing of . He had a charm by which devils are charmed to become the servants of the charmer . He learnt it from a man of Sinhala , 2 who ...
Page 120
... charm over the devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . ' " A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she covered her face with her hands ...
... charm over the devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . ' " A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she covered her face with her hands ...
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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