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Page 86
... slowly to the hut . There was no necessity to tell the others what had happened . The pale yellow of his skin , his sunken glazed eyes , his shivering body told them that Punchirala's charms had already begun their work , and his devils ...
... slowly to the hut . There was no necessity to tell the others what had happened . The pale yellow of his skin , his sunken glazed eyes , his shivering body told them that Punchirala's charms had already begun their work , and his devils ...
Page 123
... slowly - for Silindu was very weak - and in silence . When the shadows began to lengthen the jungle be- came thinner , and the ground more stony . They knew that they must be nearing the place . The track turned and twisted through the ...
... slowly - for Silindu was very weak - and in silence . When the shadows began to lengthen the jungle be- came thinner , and the ground more stony . They knew that they must be nearing the place . The track turned and twisted through the ...
Page 291
... slowly at the great glar- ing building as if he had seen it for the first time , and then looked from it to Punchi Menika . " Yes , " he said in a dry husky voice . " Why ? " " My man must be there , " said Punchi Menika gazing at the ...
... slowly at the great glar- ing building as if he had seen it for the first time , and then looked from it to Punchi Menika . " Yes , " he said in a dry husky voice . " Why ? " " My man must be there , " said Punchi Menika gazing at 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