The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 57
... Silindu squatting under a ragged mustard - tree which stood in the compound , and he squatted down by his side . He did not like Silindu ; he had always an uncomfortable feeling in the presence of this wild man , who never spoke to any ...
... Silindu squatting under a ragged mustard - tree which stood in the compound , and he squatted down by his side . He did not like Silindu ; he had always an uncomfortable feeling in the presence of this wild man , who never spoke to any ...
Page 240
... Silindu in silence for a minute or two with his ' cat's eyes ' ; he looked cross and tired . Silindu had instinctively squatted down again . The Ratemahatmaya angrily told him to stand up . The magistrate seemed to be lost in thought he ...
... Silindu in silence for a minute or two with his ' cat's eyes ' ; he looked cross and tired . Silindu had instinctively squatted down again . The Ratemahatmaya angrily told him to stand up . The magistrate seemed to be lost in thought he ...
Page 256
... Silindu and the headman and such of the spectators as were more in- terested in the inquiry than in the post- mortem . The same procedure of inspection was gone through with Fernando's body , which lay under another little canopy ...
... Silindu and the headman and such of the spectators as were more in- terested in the inquiry than in the post- mortem . The same procedure of inspection was gone through with Fernando's body , which lay under another little canopy ...
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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