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Page 81
... give the girl , but she is un- willing . She told me last night that you had spoken to her . She is of the jungle , wild , not fit for your house . She was very frightened and angry . " For a moment Punchirala was disconcerted that his ...
... give the girl , but she is un- willing . She told me last night that you had spoken to her . She is of the jungle , wild , not fit for your house . She was very frightened and angry . " For a moment Punchirala was disconcerted that his ...
Page 170
... give her food and money , and also to her father . I will give work in my chenas to your brother . So your brother can leave the woman and marry from another village . ' " " " " I do not understand . I do not wish to marry from another ...
... give her food and money , and also to her father . I will give work in my chenas to your brother . So your brother can leave the woman and marry from another village . ' " " " " I do not understand . I do not wish to marry from another ...
Page 241
... give the woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The Arachchi thought to him- self : ' Here is a fool . ' But he said : ' Very well , I will give the chena back to you . ' Then we started for the chena , and as ...
... give the woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The Arachchi thought to him- self : ' Here is a fool . ' But he said : ' Very well , I will give the chena back to you . ' Then we started for the chena , and as ...
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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