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Page 178
... peon or two arrived , and later some clerks . At first no one took any notice of him . Then a peon came and asked him what he wanted . He told him that he had come to make a complaint to the Assistant Agent . The peon said , " The ...
... peon or two arrived , and later some clerks . At first no one took any notice of him . Then a peon came and asked him what he wanted . He told him that he had come to make a complaint to the Assistant Agent . The peon said , " The ...
Page 255
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellishments , and com- plained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watch- ing Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellishments , and com- plained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watch- ing Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
Page 268
Leonard Woolf. The next day the peon and Silindu started off very early in the morning . All along the road Si- lindu repeated the holy words to the great annoy- ance of the peon . They reached the prison at Tan- galla late in the ...
Leonard Woolf. The next day the peon and Silindu started off very early in the morning . All along the road Si- lindu repeated the holy words to the great annoy- ance of the peon . They reached the prison at Tan- galla late 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