Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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Page 19
... laughed . " Come . Let us go . " While they were coming down the staircase , the nurse muttered in her ears . " Don't forget to get an amulet made and tie it on you . People from your part of the country have a reputation for witchcraft ...
... laughed . " Come . Let us go . " While they were coming down the staircase , the nurse muttered in her ears . " Don't forget to get an amulet made and tie it on you . People from your part of the country have a reputation for witchcraft ...
Page 20
... laughed . " So you were thinking of the saree you wore on that occasion ? " He was used to telling her that he could easily ' read ' what was passing in her mind . Seeing his smiling face reflected in the mirror she said , " Yes . How ...
... laughed . " So you were thinking of the saree you wore on that occasion ? " He was used to telling her that he could easily ' read ' what was passing in her mind . Seeing his smiling face reflected in the mirror she said , " Yes . How ...
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... laughed . When she held his hand and stood up , she also laughed . The reason . Silvery clouds still floated in the sky . Water falls rushed down the hill sides covered with mist . A river of blue waters like death itself flowed in some ...
... laughed . When she held his hand and stood up , she also laughed . The reason . Silvery clouds still floated in the sky . Water falls rushed down the hill sides covered with mist . A river of blue waters like death itself flowed in some ...
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