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Page 54
... woman who is living with a man as his " unrecognised " wife cannot be present at her sister's wedding . When a man takes a woman to live with him in this informal way , the arrangement is , however , regarded as in many ways a formal ...
... woman who is living with a man as his " unrecognised " wife cannot be present at her sister's wedding . When a man takes a woman to live with him in this informal way , the arrangement is , however , regarded as in many ways a formal ...
Page 169
... woman . A young man hot after a woman ! What use is it ? Send for him and be friends . ' " " " " The Mahatmaya is very good to us . " " I was wrong , brother . I say it to you myself . I used shameful words to you . But that was long ...
... woman . A young man hot after a woman ! What use is it ? Send for him and be friends . ' " " " " The Mahatmaya is very good to us . " " I was wrong , brother . I say it to you myself . I used shameful words to you . But that was long ...
Page 170
... woman and marry from another village . ' " " " " I do not understand . I do not wish to marry from another village . And what offer of the woman do you talk of ? ” " The woman came to the Mahatmaya while you were away in the chena . She ...
... woman and marry from another village . ' " " " " I do not understand . I do not wish to marry from another village . And what offer of the woman do you talk of ? ” " The woman came to the Mahatmaya while you were away in the chena . She ...
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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