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Page 221
... understand now , Arachchi ? " Silindu stopped . The Arachchi had been watch- ing him narrowly . He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent words . But he still felt un- easy . As Silindu spoke , his suppressed excitement ...
... understand now , Arachchi ? " Silindu stopped . The Arachchi had been watch- ing him narrowly . He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent words . But he still felt un- easy . As Silindu spoke , his suppressed excitement ...
Page 265
... 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 understand- ing - about it all . Always this killing ...
... 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 understand- ing - about it all . Always this killing ...
Page 276
... understand , Hamadoru . ” " Explain to him , jailer . " " You are not going to be hanged , d'you under- stand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead— twenty years . ' " " " Twenty years ? " " Yes , twenty years . D'you understand that ...
... understand , Hamadoru . ” " Explain to him , jailer . " " You are not going to be hanged , d'you under- stand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead— twenty years . ' " " " Twenty years ? " " Yes , twenty years . D'you understand that ...
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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