The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 179
... peon or two arrived , and later some clerks . At first no one took any notice of him . Then a peon came and asked him what he wanted . He told him that he had come to make a complaint to the Assistant Agent . The peon said , ' The Assis ...
... peon or two arrived , and later some clerks . At first no one took any notice of him . Then a peon came and asked him what he wanted . He told him that he had come to make a complaint to the Assistant Agent . The peon said , ' The Assis ...
Page 211
... peon came out and drove her away . Only Silindu maintained his sullenness and calmness . He followed Babun when he was taken away by the peon to the lock - up . one point , when he saw that the peon was not looking , he laid his hand on ...
... peon came out and drove her away . Only Silindu maintained his sullenness and calmness . He followed Babun when he was taken away by the peon to the lock - up . one point , when he saw that the peon was not looking , he laid his hand on ...
Page 259
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellish- ments , and complained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watching Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellish- ments , and complained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watching Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
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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