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... judge . " Any witnesses ? " said the judge . " Have you any witnesses ? " said the interpreter to Babun . " How can I have witnesses ? No one will give evidence against the headman . ' " " " Any reason for a false charge ? ” asked the ...
... judge . " Any witnesses ? " said the judge . " Have you any witnesses ? " said the interpreter to Babun . " How can I have witnesses ? No one will give evidence against the headman . ' " " " Any reason for a false charge ? ” asked the ...
Page 196
... judge . " Any questions ? " the interpreter asked Babun . " I don't understand , " said Babun . " Yakko , " said the interpreter angrily , " do you want to ask complainant any questions ? " " What questions are there to ask ? It is lies ...
... judge . " Any questions ? " the interpreter asked Babun . " I don't understand , " said Babun . " Yakko , " said the interpreter angrily , " do you want to ask complainant any questions ? " " What questions are there to ask ? It is lies ...
Page 197
... judge . Babun was silent . " Who is this Mudalali ? " said the judge sharply to Babehami . " Fernando Mudalali , Hamadoru . He comes from Kamburupitiya ; he is a trader , he lends money in the village . " " What's he doing in the ...
... judge . Babun was silent . " Who is this Mudalali ? " said the judge sharply to Babehami . " Fernando Mudalali , Hamadoru . He comes from Kamburupitiya ; he is a trader , he lends money in the village . " " What's he doing in 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