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Page 77
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time- but the money was never paid . Next day they ...
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time- but the money was never paid . Next day they ...
Page 253
... told how he had seen Silindu and the Arachchi leave the village , Silindu walking be- hind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direction of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village ...
... told how he had seen Silindu and the Arachchi leave the village , Silindu walking be- hind and carrying a gun ; another had heard a shot from the direction of the chena ; another had seen Silindu return by himself to the village ...
Page 255
... 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 light of two oil wicks . " Will they hang ...
... 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 light of two oil wicks . " Will they hang ...
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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