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Page 221
Do you understand now , Arachchi ? ” Silindu stopped . The Arachchi had been
watching him narrowly . He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent
words . But he still felt uneasy . As Silindu spoke , his suppressed excitement ...
Do you understand now , Arachchi ? ” Silindu stopped . The Arachchi had been
watching him narrowly . He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent
words . But he still felt uneasy . As Silindu spoke , his suppressed excitement ...
Page 265
I did not understand before , though I knew ; yes , I knew it well . I have seen it all
so long in the jungle . But I did not understand . How many times have I told the
little ones — not understanding — about it all . Always this killing , killing , killing ...
I did not understand before , though I knew ; yes , I knew it well . I have seen it all
so long in the jungle . But I did not understand . How many times have I told the
little ones — not understanding — about it all . Always this killing , killing , killing ...
Page 276
Do you understand , fellow ? " said the latter . " I don't understand , Hamadoru . " "
Explain to him , jailer . ” “ You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that
? You'll be kept in prison instead twenty years . “ Twenty years ? " “ Yes , twenty ...
Do you understand , fellow ? " said the latter . " I don't understand , Hamadoru . " "
Explain to him , jailer . ” “ You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that
? You'll be kept in prison instead twenty years . “ Twenty years ? " “ Yes , twenty ...
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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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