The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 236
... looked out nervously over Silindu's head into the night : the light of the lamp in the verandah made it seem very dark outside . The Ratemahatmaya became still more afraid in the silence which followed Silindu's speech . He suddenly got ...
... looked out nervously over Silindu's head into the night : the light of the lamp in the verandah made it seem very dark outside . The Ratemahatmaya became still more afraid in the silence which followed Silindu's speech . He suddenly got ...
Page 273
... looked almost exactly alike . They were quite near the gate of his cell , filling the bathing - trough with water . Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : < Ohé ! Babun ...
... looked almost exactly alike . They were quite near the gate of his cell , filling the bathing - trough with water . Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : < Ohé ! Babun ...
Page 295
... looked up slowly at the great glaring building as if he had seen it for the first time , and then looked from it to Punchi Menika . ' Yes , ' he said in a dry husky voice . ' Why ? ' ' My man must be there , ' said Punchi Menika gazing ...
... looked up slowly at the great glaring building as if he had seen it for the first time , and then looked from it to Punchi Menika . ' Yes , ' he said in a dry husky voice . ' Why ? ' ' My man must be there , ' said Punchi Menika gazing ...
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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