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Page 170
It would be better for me to take her to live with me while I am here ; and you
should marry your brother to an honest woman . ' So I sent for you . " " It must be
lies , brother . It must be lies . Who told this to you ? ” “ The Mahatmaya himself .
It would be better for me to take her to live with me while I am here ; and you
should marry your brother to an honest woman . ' So I sent for you . " " It must be
lies , brother . It must be lies . Who told this to you ? ” “ The Mahatmaya himself .
Page 174
I am a fool , brother , but what use is there in repeating lies now ? The story was
false . It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to him
. She refused . She would not leave me . ” He turned to Fernando . " Aiya , why ...
I am a fool , brother , but what use is there in repeating lies now ? The story was
false . It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to him
. She refused . She would not leave me . ” He turned to Fernando . " Aiya , why ...
Page 266
Here again he was overcome with silent laughter . " Do not laugh , father , ” said
Silindu . " Why do you laugh ? Is it lies that you told me just now ? ” The other
became serious again at once . " Lies ? No , no . I do not tell lies . Aiyo , it is all
true .
Here again he was overcome with silent laughter . " Do not laugh , father , ” said
Silindu . " Why do you laugh ? Is it lies that you told me just now ? ” The other
became serious again at once . " Lies ? No , no . I do not tell lies . Aiyo , it is all
true .
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0883867052, 9780883867051 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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