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a wife, and now I will bring this girl into the compound.” But they were very angry,
for they want to marry me to a woman of Kotegoda, because of the land which
she would bring as dowry. To-night they abused me, and there was a quarrel.
a wife, and now I will bring this girl into the compound.” But they were very angry,
for they want to marry me to a woman of Kotegoda, because of the land which
she would bring as dowry. To-night they abused me, and there was a quarrel.
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'The girl is too young; she has not flowered yet.' Punchirala laughed. 'Did you
bring the girl up or only filth, as the saying is 2 They are called twins, but the one
has been married a year and the other has not flowered yet !' “Vederala 1 I would
...
'The girl is too young; she has not flowered yet.' Punchirala laughed. 'Did you
bring the girl up or only filth, as the saying is 2 They are called twins, but the one
has been married a year and the other has not flowered yet !' “Vederala 1 I would
...
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Am I to die for this foolish man's sake * Then the god said, “Yes, something must
be given—either the man or the girl.” The holy man knows this, and says that you
must remain here, and take the man every night in the perahera until the night of
...
Am I to die for this foolish man's sake * Then the god said, “Yes, something must
be given—either the man or the girl.” The holy man knows this, and says that you
must remain here, and take the man every night in the perahera until the night of
...
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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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