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Page 80
... vederala , ” said Karlinahami , " if you want one for yourself . " " There is only one unmarried woman in the vil- lage now , " said the vederala , " and she is Silindu's daughter . " An uncomfortable silence fell upon the listeners ...
... vederala , ” said Karlinahami , " if you want one for yourself . " " There is only one unmarried woman in the vil- lage now , " said the vederala , " and she is Silindu's daughter . " An uncomfortable silence fell upon the listeners ...
Page 87
Leonard Woolf. despair to go herself to the vederala . She found him sitting in his compound . " You have come about your brother , no doubt . But I can do nothing ; I'm only a poor vederala . There is the Government hospital in ...
Leonard Woolf. despair to go herself to the vederala . She found him sitting in his compound . " You have come about your brother , no doubt . But I can do nothing ; I'm only a poor vederala . There is the Government hospital in ...
Page 88
... vederala ; take the spell from him , I pray you . " " I know nothing of spells . I am a poor village vederala with a little knowledge of roots and leaves and fruits , which my father taught me . " " Vederala , you yourself told us of ...
... vederala ; take the spell from him , I pray you . " " I know nothing of spells . I am a poor village vederala with a little knowledge of roots and leaves and fruits , which my father taught me . " " Vederala , you yourself told us of ...
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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