The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 189
... court - house stood on a bare hill which rose above the town , a small headland which ran out into the sea to form one side of the little bay . The judge , as he sat upon the bench , looked out through the great open doors opposite to ...
... court - house stood on a bare hill which rose above the town , a small headland which ran out into the sea to form one side of the little bay . The judge , as he sat upon the bench , looked out through the great open doors opposite to ...
Page 211
... court . ' I am sorry , ' he said , ' but the decision has been given . I treated you very leniently as a first offender . ' Every one stood up in silence as the judge left the court . As soon as he had left , every- thing became ...
... court . ' I am sorry , ' he said , ' but the decision has been given . I treated you very leniently as a first offender . ' Every one stood up in silence as the judge left the court . As soon as he had left , every- thing became ...
Page 275
... court . Silindu's case was the first case for trial . He did not pay much attention to the proceedings -he continued to mumble the Pali stanza- but he felt the greater pomp and solemnity of this court compared with the police court ...
... court . Silindu's case was the first case for trial . He did not pay much attention to the proceedings -he continued to mumble the Pali stanza- but he felt the greater pomp and solemnity of this court compared with the police court ...
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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