The Village in the JungleHansa, 1974 - 307 pages |
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Page 36
... silence , and hung it up in the house . He fetched a chew Silindu . The two of betel and gave it to men then squatted down , one on each side of the door . For a long time neither spoke : their chewing was only interrupted every now and ...
... silence , and hung it up in the house . He fetched a chew Silindu . The two of betel and gave it to men then squatted down , one on each side of the door . For a long time neither spoke : their chewing was only interrupted every now and ...
Page 67
... silence the new house being put up , and she watched in silence Punchi Menika leave the old hut for the new . She felt as if she were losing something ; that her sister was going away from her , and that her life had greatly altered ...
... silence the new house being put up , and she watched in silence Punchi Menika leave the old hut for the new . She felt as if she were losing something ; that her sister was going away from her , and that her life had greatly altered ...
Page 126
... silence . In the long journey together through the jungle he had , without success , tried many methods of breaking or bending her spirit . But he had failed : his jeers and his irony , his anger and his embraces , had all been received ...
... silence . In the long journey together through the jungle he had , without success , tried many methods of breaking or bending her spirit . But he had failed : his jeers and his irony , his anger and his embraces , had all been received ...
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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