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Page 37
... hami , the Arachchi , to feel that Silindu owed him many kurunies of kurakkan which he could not repay . When Babehami wanted some one to clear a chena for him , he asked Silindu to do it ; and Silindu , remembering the debt , dared not ...
... hami , the Arachchi , to feel that Silindu owed him many kurunies of kurakkan which he could not repay . When Babehami wanted some one to clear a chena for him , he asked Silindu to do it ; and Silindu , remembering the debt , dared not ...
Page 39
... hami found it no easy task to gather in principal and interest after the boutique - keepers from Kamburu- pitiya had taken their dues . And he was not an easy man to argue with : if he wanted a loan he would , unheeding of any excuse or ...
... hami found it no easy task to gather in principal and interest after the boutique - keepers from Kamburu- pitiya had taken their dues . And he was not an easy man to argue with : if he wanted a loan he would , unheeding of any excuse or ...
Page 73
... hami was not there , he went to Silindu's compound . He found Silindu sitting in the shadow of the hut . " I heard , " he said to him , " that you have an ulcer in your foot . Let me see . Aiyo ! caused by a bad thorn ! Here are some ...
... hami was not there , he went to Silindu's compound . He found Silindu sitting in the shadow of the hut . " I heard , " he said to him , " that you have an ulcer in your foot . Let me see . Aiyo ! caused by a bad thorn ! Here are some ...
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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