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Page 53
... bring you a dowry . ' ' Yes , ' said Nanchohami , ' it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it ...
... bring you a dowry . ' ' Yes , ' said Nanchohami , ' it would be a good thing for you to go to Kotegoda and take a woman from there , a daughter of my man's brother.1 She would bring you land , and you could settle there . What use is it ...
Page 56
... bring you land , paddy land , and cocoanuts . There is no difference between one woman and another . ' I ' I tell you I want no Kotegoda woman . will take the daughter of Silindu . I want no strange woman or strange village . I can ...
... bring you land , paddy land , and cocoanuts . There is no difference between one woman and another . ' I ' I tell you I want no Kotegoda woman . will take the daughter of Silindu . I want no strange woman or strange village . I can ...
Page 235
... bring evil upon me and my daughter . The Mudalali wanted the girl . They were still trying to bring evil on me , so I said , " Enough . " I took the gun and I went out with the Arachchi over there to the chena , and I shot him through ...
... bring evil upon me and my daughter . The Mudalali wanted the girl . They were still trying to bring evil on me , so I said , " Enough . " I took the gun and I went out with the Arachchi over there to the chena , and I shot him through ...
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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 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 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