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Page 81
... tell the child to obey , there is no more to be said . " " The girl is a wild thing , I tell you . I cannot give her against her will . " The vederala got up . He smiled at Silindu , who watched him anxiously . " You will not give the ...
... tell the child to obey , there is no more to be said . " " The girl is a wild thing , I tell you . I cannot give her against her will . " The vederala got up . He smiled at Silindu , who watched him anxiously . " You will not give the ...
Page 160
... tell you what he said . ” " Nonsense . You have beaten my servant and you must tell me why , or I must go to the head- man . " " Aiyo , why force me to tell what is shameful ? " " What nonsense . Are you a child , then ? What shame is ...
... tell you what he said . ” " Nonsense . You have beaten my servant and you must tell me why , or I must go to the head- man . " " Aiyo , why force me to tell what is shameful ? " " What nonsense . Are you a child , then ? What shame is ...
Page 294
... tell you anything here . You must go to Kamburupitiya , and send a petition to the Agent Hamadoru . " " But you know my man , aiya ; you said you did . What harm to tell me ? Is he here now ? What has happened to him ? I have come many ...
... tell you anything here . You must go to Kamburupitiya , and send a petition to the Agent Hamadoru . " " But you know my man , aiya ; you said you did . What harm to tell me ? Is he here now ? What has happened to him ? I have come many ...
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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