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Page 143
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs him- self he will never rub off fate . And then ...
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs him- self he will never rub off fate . And then ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 225
... fool , fool- crept after him through the undergrowth : there was no track then . Ah , it was thick then : he could not see anything but the shrubs and thorns ; he did not see the red eyes behind him nor the great head down . For the ...
... fool , fool- crept after him through the undergrowth : there was no track then . Ah , it was thick then : he could not see anything but the shrubs and thorns ; he did not see the red eyes behind him nor the great head down . For 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