The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 146
... Fernando , his own four acres of chena were not assigned to the money - lender . To the villagers Fernando was , owing to his dress and habits , a Mahatmaya . He did not treat them as his equals , and they - being in his debt - treated ...
... Fernando , his own four acres of chena were not assigned to the money - lender . To the villagers Fernando was , owing to his dress and habits , a Mahatmaya . He did not treat them as his equals , and they - being in his debt - treated ...
Page 164
... Fernando stood looking at her . For a moment he was affected by the resignation and sadness of her tone . Then he thought he had been a fool to lose his temper and threaten openly . But how could one deal with cattle like these people ...
... Fernando stood looking at her . For a moment he was affected by the resignation and sadness of her tone . Then he thought he had been a fool to lose his temper and threaten openly . But how could one deal with cattle like these people ...
Page 173
... Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the Mahatmaya and Babe- hami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him always inclined to ...
... Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the Mahatmaya and Babe- hami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him always inclined to ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo Amara Devi anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha buffalo called charm child cloth Colombo compound daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face 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 leopard listen live looked magistrate months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Appu Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko