The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 164
... returned without another word to his house . His failure astonished him almost more than it annoyed him . His first thought was to ap- proach Babun himself . Probably the woman was only frightened of her husband , and probably the ...
... returned without another word to his house . His failure astonished him almost more than it annoyed him . His first thought was to ap- proach Babun himself . Probably the woman was only frightened of her husband , and probably the ...
Page 178
... returned to the compound amazed , overwhelmed . Babun explained to Silindu the real cause of the headman's act , the proposal of Fernando and its reception . It was clear that the two men would stop at nothing , that they had determined ...
... returned to the compound amazed , overwhelmed . Babun explained to Silindu the real cause of the headman's act , the proposal of Fernando and its reception . It was clear that the two men would stop at nothing , that they had determined ...
Page 296
... returned to the village . I have come to ask about him here - a long way . I am tired , father , tired of all this . But he must be there . The old man's eyes remained fixed upon the cocoanut - palms ; he did not move . 6 ' What is your ...
... returned to the village . I have come to ask about him here - a long way . I am tired , father , tired of all this . But he must be there . The old man's eyes remained fixed upon the cocoanut - palms ; he did not move . 6 ' What is your ...
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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