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Page 55
... knew well his brother - in - law's dislike of Silindu , and the contempt with which the " veddas " were regarded by the other villagers . He knew that his sister and Babehami would be very angry with him if he chose a wife from such a ...
... knew well his brother - in - law's dislike of Silindu , and the contempt with which the " veddas " were regarded by the other villagers . He knew that his sister and Babehami would be very angry with him if he chose a wife from such a ...
Page 78
... knew of the charm by which he had brought the girl to the fat Korala Mahatmaya in the cave . " " Did your father teach you the making of the charm ? " asked Karlinahami . " Am I not a vederala and the son of a vederala ? The learning of ...
... knew of the charm by which he had brought the girl to the fat Korala Mahatmaya in the cave . " " Did your father teach you the making of the charm ? " asked Karlinahami . " Am I not a vederala and the son of a vederala ? The learning of ...
Page 143
... knew now , when it was too late , that in giving Hinnihami to the vederala he was giv- ing her to certain death . He had gained nothing by his first refusal of the vederala but pain and trouble , and now the bitterest of griefs . In the ...
... knew now , when it was too late , that in giving Hinnihami to the vederala he was giv- ing her to certain death . He had gained nothing by his first refusal of the vederala but pain and trouble , and now the bitterest of griefs . 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