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Page 107
There the kapuralas , blindfolded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the
elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims
shouted the god ' s name , and women pressed forward to touch the kapurala as
he ...
There the kapuralas , blindfolded , took the god , hidden by the cloth , from the
elephant , and carried him up the steps of the temple . Again , the pilgrims
shouted the god ' s name , and women pressed forward to touch the kapurala as
he ...
Page 116
Punchirala fumbled in the fold of his cloth , and drew out his betel - case . From
this he took a very dirty rag , in which were a number of copper and silver coins .
He made up the sum of ninety - five cents , and handed it over to Karlinahami .
Punchirala fumbled in the fold of his cloth , and drew out his betel - case . From
this he took a very dirty rag , in which were a number of copper and silver coins .
He made up the sum of ninety - five cents , and handed it over to Karlinahami .
Page 145
He wore the ordinary native cloth , but above it a shirt and coat , and the villagers
therefore called him Mahatmaya . It was obvious that some very peculiar
circuinstances had brought such a man to settle down in a village like
Beddagama .
He wore the ordinary native cloth , but above it a shirt and coat , and the villagers
therefore called him Mahatmaya . It was obvious that some very peculiar
circuinstances had brought such a man to settle down in a village like
Beddagama .
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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 | reprint |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0701202564, 9780701202569 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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