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Page 53
... daughter to his house . " women for you here . But there are no They are all sickly things , unfit to bear you children . ' " My father's brother married a woman of Kotegoda , ' said Babehami . In those days wives brought dowries with ...
... daughter to his house . " women for you here . But there are no They are all sickly things , unfit to bear you children . ' " My father's brother married a woman of Kotegoda , ' said Babehami . In those days wives brought dowries with ...
Page 54
... daughter of Silindu . I am going to take her to live with me . ' Babehami looked at his brother - in - law , his little eyes moving restlessly in astonishment and anger . Nanchohami threw up her hands , and began in a voice which ...
... daughter of Silindu . I am going to take her to live with me . ' Babehami looked at his brother - in - law , his little eyes moving restlessly in astonishment and anger . Nanchohami threw up her hands , and began in a voice which ...
Page 131
... daughter . The child , conceived during the pilgrimage , was a pledge to them from the god that , as his word had been obeyed , the evil had been finally con- quered . To the physical joy which Hinnihami felt as she suckled the child ...
... daughter . The child , conceived during the pilgrimage , was a pledge to them from the god that , as his word had been obeyed , the evil had been finally con- quered . To the physical joy which Hinnihami felt as she suckled the child ...
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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