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Page 131
... evil had been finally con- quered . To the physical joy which Hinnihami felt as she suckled the child , was added her exultation in the knowledge that she was holding in her arms a charm against the evil which had threatened Silindu ...
... evil had been finally con- quered . To the physical joy which Hinnihami felt as she suckled the child , was added her exultation in the knowledge that she was holding in her arms a charm against the evil which had threatened Silindu ...
Page 138
... evil woman , an evil woman . I have some knowledge of charms and magic . I took her to my house to live with me . But did I keep her ? I drove her away very soon . I did not want the evil eye and a worker of evil to bring misfortune on ...
... evil woman , an evil woman . I have some knowledge of charms and magic . I took her to my house to live with me . But did I keep her ? I drove her away very soon . I did not want the evil eye and a worker of evil to bring misfortune on ...
Page 269
... evil there . peace , no rest - it was rest I wanted . true , father , I have seen it , it is the punishment for their sins . And always evil for me too , there ; hunger always and trouble always . You should have shown me this path of ...
... evil there . peace , no rest - it was rest I wanted . true , father , I have seen it , it is the punishment for their sins . And always evil for me too , there ; hunger always and trouble always . You should have shown me this path of ...
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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