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Page 40
... took his gun and went in the evening to the nearest water - hole to wait for deer . The first night he was unsuccess- ful : no deer came to drink ; but on the second he shot a doe . He skinned the deer , cut it up , and carried the meat ...
... took his gun and went in the evening to the nearest water - hole to wait for deer . The first night he was unsuccess- ful : no deer came to drink ; but on the second he shot a doe . He skinned the deer , cut it up , and carried the meat ...
Page 90
... took a long time to make Silindu understand that there was hope for him . At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhorta- tions . At last , when he was prevailed upon to be- lieve that it was Punchirala himself who had sug ...
... took a long time to make Silindu understand that there was hope for him . At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhorta- tions . At last , when he was prevailed upon to be- lieve that it was Punchirala himself who had sug ...
Page 97
... took a mouthful and tasted the de- light of its sweetness , but to try her he spat it out on the ground , and said , ' Friend , since you do not know how to cook , why do you waste my rice ? ' Amara Devi took no offence , but offered ...
... took a mouthful and tasted the de- light of its sweetness , but to try her he spat it out on the ground , and said , ' Friend , since you do not know how to cook , why do you waste my rice ? ' Amara Devi took no offence , but offered ...
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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