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Page 92
the white track , which for ever coiled out before her into the walls of dusty trees ,
the old song , which Karlinahami had sung to them when they were children ,
continually was in her mind , and she sang as she walked : " Our women's feet
are ...
the white track , which for ever coiled out before her into the walls of dusty trees ,
the old song , which Karlinahami had sung to them when they were children ,
continually was in her mind , and she sang as she walked : " Our women's feet
are ...
Page 227
Silindu turned into the jungle at the back of his house , and walking quickly cut
across to the track which led to Kamburupitiya . Chapter VIII EFORE Silindu
reached the Kamburupitiya BER track , THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 227.
Silindu turned into the jungle at the back of his house , and walking quickly cut
across to the track which led to Kamburupitiya . Chapter VIII EFORE Silindu
reached the Kamburupitiya BER track , THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 227.
Page 241
Then we started for the chena , and as we went on the track I shot him from
behind . He is lying dead there nowon the track which leads from the village to
the chena . If the Hamadoru sends some one , he can find the body . " “ Yes , and
then ?
Then we started for the chena , and as we went on the track I shot him from
behind . He is lying dead there nowon the track which leads from the village to
the chena . If the Hamadoru sends some one , he can find the body . " “ Yes , and
then ?
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0883867052, 9780883867051 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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