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'Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali P' 'No,' said Babehami. '
Did not the Mudalali call her to go to his house 2' 'I know nothing of that.' 'Weren't
you angry when I married the woman o' * No.' Babun turned desperately to the ...
'Did you not ask me to give the woman to the Mudalali P' 'No,' said Babehami. '
Did not the Mudalali call her to go to his house 2' 'I know nothing of that.' 'Weren't
you angry when I married the woman o' * No.' Babun turned desperately to the ...
Page 200
“Has the Mudalali ever stayed in the village before ?' “NO.” “Do you owe anything
to him o' * No.” “Next witness.' Babehami stood down and the Korala entered the
witness-box. He was examined by Mr. Perera. He told his story very simply and ...
“Has the Mudalali ever stayed in the village before ?' “NO.” “Do you owe anything
to him o' * No.” “Next witness.' Babehami stood down and the Korala entered the
witness-box. He was examined by Mr. Perera. He told his story very simply and ...
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“Hamadoru,” he said, 'I have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali.' The
Ratemahatmaya sat up. 'You? What ? What do you mean 2 Who are you ?' 'I am
Silindu of Beddagama. The Arachchi brought a false case against me and my
son in-law.
“Hamadoru,” he said, 'I have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali.' The
Ratemahatmaya sat up. 'You? What ? What do you mean 2 Who are you ?' 'I am
Silindu of Beddagama. The Arachchi brought a false case against me and my
son in-law.
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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 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 Malay 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 vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
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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