Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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... Maithri , look after your mother and sister . I leave you in charge . Just be careful , I will write to you as soon as I can . ' As the jeep turned the corner . he had looked back , and Maithri had been surprised , his father was not a ...
... Maithri , look after your mother and sister . I leave you in charge . Just be careful , I will write to you as soon as I can . ' As the jeep turned the corner . he had looked back , and Maithri had been surprised , his father was not a ...
Page 9
... Maithri said . They sat together quietly . They had never been quiet like this in the past , Raja thought , they would all talk together , and Maithri's mother would sometimes shout from the house- ' Make less noise , people will think ...
... Maithri said . They sat together quietly . They had never been quiet like this in the past , Raja thought , they would all talk together , and Maithri's mother would sometimes shout from the house- ' Make less noise , people will think ...
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... Maithri . Maithri stood up with an effort . ' I'll just go up the lane with Raja ' , he said to his mother . ' Come right back , ' she admonished quietly . They walked together up the lane . ' Smoke ? ' Maithri offered his half - smoked ...
... Maithri . Maithri stood up with an effort . ' I'll just go up the lane with Raja ' , he said to his mother . ' Come right back , ' she admonished quietly . They walked together up the lane . ' Smoke ? ' Maithri offered his half - smoked ...
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