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Page 74
Now you , I know , have great skill in charms . You must make me one therefore
which will bring a Malay woman to me to a place of which I will tell you . ” Then
my father said , “ Hamadoru ! I dare not do this . For I must go and make the
charm ...
Now you , I know , have great skill in charms . You must make me one therefore
which will bring a Malay woman to me to a place of which I will tell you . ” Then
my father said , “ Hamadoru ! I dare not do this . For I must go and make the
charm ...
Page 77
the magistrate Hamadoru , knew of the charm by which he had brought the girl to
the fat Korala Mahatmaya in the cave . ' Did your father teach you the making of
the charm ? ' asked Karlinahami . " Am I not a vederala and the son of a vederala
...
the magistrate Hamadoru , knew of the charm by which he had brought the girl to
the fat Korala Mahatmaya in the cave . ' Did your father teach you the making of
the charm ? ' asked Karlinahami . " Am I not a vederala and the son of a vederala
...
Page 120
He is a vederala , very skilled in charms . You have not told why the one - eyed
man is angry , but the holy man knows because of his holiness and wisdom . The
one - eyed man came and said , “ Give me your daughter , " but this man , being ...
He is a vederala , very skilled in charms . You have not told why the one - eyed
man is angry , but the holy man knows because of his holiness and wisdom . The
one - eyed man came and said , “ Give me your daughter , " but this man , being ...
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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