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Page 125
Chapter VI I T became clear on the morning after Hinnihami had been given to
the vederala that the sanyasi had rightly interpreted the will of the god , and that
the devil had left Silindu . His eyes no longer presented the glazed appearance ...
Chapter VI I T became clear on the morning after Hinnihami had been given to
the vederala that the sanyasi had rightly interpreted the will of the god , and that
the devil had left Silindu . His eyes no longer presented the glazed appearance ...
Page 155
... you what is false ? Did I not live twenty years there in Colombo ? It is a great
town . In the morning I went and walked on the stone road that has been built into
the sea , and within is the harbour , full always of great ships bigger than villages
.
... you what is false ? Did I not live twenty years there in Colombo ? It is a great
town . In the morning I went and walked on the stone road that has been built into
the sea , and within is the harbour , full always of great ships bigger than villages
.
Page 186
They travelled slowly , and reached Kamburupitiya on the fourth morning . Silindu
had relapsed into his usual state of sullen silence ; Babun's spirit appeared to be
completely broken . He scarcely understood what the charge against him was ...
They travelled slowly , and reached Kamburupitiya on the fourth morning . Silindu
had relapsed into his usual state of sullen silence ; Babun's spirit appeared to be
completely broken . He scarcely understood what the charge against him was ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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