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Page 123
... turned and twisted through the scrub ; the air was very still . They passed a bend , and there before them stood the vederala under some palu - trees . They stopped for a moment and looked at one an- other . Karlinahami touched Silindu ...
... turned and twisted through the scrub ; the air was very still . They passed a bend , and there before them stood the vederala under some palu - trees . They stopped for a moment and looked at one an- other . Karlinahami touched Silindu ...
Page 226
... turned his head : he just saw Silindu's blazing eyes and foam on the corner of his lips : at the same moment he felt the cold muzzle of the gun pressed against his back . Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face ...
... turned his head : he just saw Silindu's blazing eyes and foam on the corner of his lips : at the same moment he felt the cold muzzle of the gun pressed against his back . Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face ...
Page 291
... turned on her his eyes , which were covered with a film the colour of the film which forms on stagnant water ; then he began again to stare at the palms in silence . " Father , " she said , “ is that the prison ? " The old man looked up ...
... turned on her his eyes , which were covered with a film the colour of the film which forms on stagnant water ; then he began again to stare at the palms in silence . " Father , " she said , “ is that the prison ? " The old man looked up ...
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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