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Now, Arachchi, that was nothing; do not mind what I said then. I was thinking,
thinking. You know they call me mad in the village. Well, I was thinking, you know
, now that Babun is over there for six months, I heard the judge Hamadoru say
that ...
Now, Arachchi, that was nothing; do not mind what I said then. I was thinking,
thinking. You know they call me mad in the village. Well, I was thinking, you know
, now that Babun is over there for six months, I heard the judge Hamadoru say
that ...
Page 225
chena, Arachchi. I cannot live without the chena. Without a chena I must starve.
You cannot see me starve. Even now there is no grain in my house. You must
give me the chena.' Babehami thought for a while, then he said: 'Well, I will see
what ...
chena, Arachchi. I cannot live without the chena. Without a chena I must starve.
You cannot see me starve. Even now there is no grain in my house. You must
give me the chena.' Babehami thought for a while, then he said: 'Well, I will see
what ...
Page 228
He is afraid, very afraid—and in pain. But the pain brings anger, and with anger,
anger, Arachchi, comes cunning. And now, Arachchi, now comes the game, the
dangerous game. The young men laugh at it, but the wise hunter would be afraid.
He is afraid, very afraid—and in pain. But the pain brings anger, and with anger,
anger, Arachchi, comes cunning. And now, Arachchi, now comes the game, the
dangerous game. The young men laugh at it, but the wise hunter would be afraid.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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