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... girl there as my wife . " Silindu had become more and more attentive as he listened to Babun . The words seemed to ... girl is too young to be given to a man . " Babun laughed . " The girl has attained her age . She is older than many a ...
... girl there as my wife . " Silindu had become more and more attentive as he listened to Babun . The words seemed to ... girl is too young to be given to a man . " Babun laughed . " The girl has attained her age . She is older than many a ...
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... girl is too young ; she has not flowered yet . " Punchirala laughed . " Did you bring the girl up on only filth , as the saying is ? They are called twins , but the one has been married a year and the other has not flowered yet ...
... girl is too young ; she has not flowered yet . " Punchirala laughed . " Did you bring the girl up on only filth , as the saying is ? They are called twins , but the one has been married a year and the other has not flowered yet ...
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... girl , " he said . " The man is not a bad man if you do not cross him , and the girl is of age to marry . Even the bravest man does not go down the path where a devil lives . " " Only the fool struggles against the stronger , " said ...
... girl , " he said . " The man is not a bad man if you do not cross him , and the girl is of age to marry . Even the bravest man does not go down the path where a devil lives . " " Only the fool struggles against the stronger , " said ...
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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