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Page 174
I am a fool , brother , but what use is there in repeating lies now ? The story was
false . It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to him
. She refused . She would not leave me . ” He turned to Fernando . " Aiya , why ...
I am a fool , brother , but what use is there in repeating lies now ? The story was
false . It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to him
. She refused . She would not leave me . ” He turned to Fernando . " Aiya , why ...
Page 185
Fool ! you cannot see him there , but he can see you now ; he will let you pass
him , and then out he will dash upon you , and his great horns will crash into your
side , and he will fling you backwards through the air as if you were paddy straw .
Fool ! you cannot see him there , but he can see you now ; he will let you pass
him , and then out he will dash upon you , and his great horns will crash into your
side , and he will fling you backwards through the air as if you were paddy straw .
Page 247
He began to think that he had been a fool to give himself up ; as he walked
behind the police sergeant through the jungle , of which he knew every tree and
track , a great desire for it and for freedom came upon him again . He thought of
the ...
He began to think that he had been a fool to give himself up ; as he walked
behind the police sergeant through the jungle , of which he knew every tree and
track , a great desire for it and for freedom came upon him again . He thought of
the ...
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women