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Page 15
At length Dingihami bore twins, two girls, of whom one was called Punchi Menika
and the other Hinnihami. When the women told Silindu that his wife was
delivered of two girls, he rushed into the hut and began to beat his wife on the
head and ...
At length Dingihami bore twins, two girls, of whom one was called Punchi Menika
and the other Hinnihami. When the women told Silindu that his wife was
delivered of two girls, he rushed into the hut and began to beat his wife on the
head and ...
Page 57
He walked slowly over Xo Silindu's hut. He found Silindu squatting under a
ragged mustard-tree which stood in the compound, and he squatted down by his
side. He did not like Silindu ; he had always an uncomfortable feeling in the
presence ...
He walked slowly over Xo Silindu's hut. He found Silindu squatting under a
ragged mustard-tree which stood in the compound, and he squatted down by his
side. He did not like Silindu ; he had always an uncomfortable feeling in the
presence ...
Page 240
When Silindu entered the room with the Ratemahatmaya, the magistrate was
lying in a long chair reading a book. He got up and went over to sit down at the
writing-table. He was the white Hamadoru, whom Silindu had seen before in the
court ...
When Silindu entered the room with the Ratemahatmaya, the magistrate was
lying in a long chair reading a book. He got up and went over to sit down at the
writing-table. He was the white Hamadoru, whom Silindu had seen before in the
court ...
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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 chena child cloth compound crop daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami 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 Malay 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The village in the jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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