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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 . Karlinahami
touched ...
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 . Karlinahami
touched ...
Page 211
There is the woman , Hamadoru , what will become of her ? Oh ! I have not done
this . I have not . ' The proctors and idlers smiled ; the peon and the interpreter
told Babun to hold his tongue . The judge got up and turned to leave the court .
There is the woman , Hamadoru , what will become of her ? Oh ! I have not done
this . I have not . ' The proctors and idlers smiled ; the peon and the interpreter
told Babun to hold his tongue . The judge got up and turned to leave the court .
Page 295
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 ? ' The old man
looked ...
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 ? ' The old man
looked ...
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Common terms and phrases
aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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