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Page 124
The track turned and twisted through the scrub ; the air was very still . They passed a bend , and there before them stood the vederala under some palu - trees . They stopped for a moment and looked at one another .
The track turned and twisted through the scrub ; the air was very still . They passed a bend , and there before them stood the vederala under some palu - trees . They stopped for a moment and looked at one another .
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The judge got up and turned to leave the court . ' I am sorry , ' he said , ' but the decision has been given . I treated you very leniently as a first offender . ' Every one stood up in silence as the judge left the court .
The judge got up and turned to leave the court . ' I am sorry , ' he said , ' but the decision has been given . I treated you very leniently as a first offender . ' Every one stood up in silence as the judge left the court .
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For a moment he turned on her his eyes , which were covered with a film the colour of the film which forms on stagnant water ; then he began again to stare at the palms in silence . • Father , ' she said , ' is that the prison ?
For a moment he turned on her his eyes , which were covered with a film the colour of the film which forms on stagnant water ; then he began again to stare at the palms in silence . • Father , ' she said , ' is that the prison ?
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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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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