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Page 170
The boy has become a man . When he learns about the woman , he will do as
you ask . ” ' I do not understand that . ' • The woman has offered to go and live
with the Mahatmaya and cook his meals for him . So the Mahatmaya says , “ Very
well ...
The boy has become a man . When he learns about the woman , he will do as
you ask . ” ' I do not understand that . ' • The woman has offered to go and live
with the Mahatmaya and cook his meals for him . So the Mahatmaya says , “ Very
well ...
Page 172
I do not understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went
to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would
be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I must go to ...
I do not understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went
to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would
be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I must go to ...
Page 280
Do you understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' ·
Explain to him , jailer . ' * You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that
? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . • Twenty years ? ' Yes , twenty ...
Do you understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' ·
Explain to him , jailer . ' * You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that
? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . • Twenty years ? ' Yes , twenty ...
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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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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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