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Page 186
... waited bewildered to see what new misfortune fate and his enemies would bring upon him . The parties and witnesses in the case were taken at once to the court - house . They waited about all the morning on the verandah . The court was a ...
... waited bewildered to see what new misfortune fate and his enemies would bring upon him . The parties and witnesses in the case were taken at once to the court - house . They waited about all the morning on the verandah . The court was a ...
Page 241
... waited . In the evening came the Punchi Arachchi to his house ; I saw him go in . Then I took my gun , and went to him , and said : ' Ralahami , you may give the woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The ...
... waited . In the evening came the Punchi Arachchi to his house ; I saw him go in . Then I took my gun , and went to him , and said : ' Ralahami , you may give the woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . ' The ...
Page 284
... waited for Babun . She did not and could not count the passing of time : a week was only some days to her , and six months only many months ; but she waited , watching the passage of time , vaguely but continuously , for the day when ...
... waited for Babun . She did not and could not count the passing of time : a week was only some days to her , and six months only many months ; but she waited , watching the passage of time , vaguely but continuously , for the day when ...
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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