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I ' ve given you all the little , that I ' ve to give ; You ' ve given me all , that for me is
all there is ; So now I just give back what you have givenIf there is anything to
give in this . THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE was CHAPTER I The village 13 .
I ' ve given you all the little , that I ' ve to give ; You ' ve given me all , that for me is
all there is ; So now I just give back what you have givenIf there is anything to
give in this . THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE was CHAPTER I The village 13 .
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I would give the girl , but she is unwilling . She told me last night that you had
spoken to her . She is of the jungle , wild , not fit for your house . She was very
frightened and angry . ' For a moment Punchirala was disconcerted that his rebuff
was ...
I would give the girl , but she is unwilling . She told me last night that you had
spoken to her . She is of the jungle , wild , not fit for your house . She was very
frightened and angry . ' For a moment Punchirala was disconcerted that his rebuff
was ...
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Then I took my gun , and went to him , and said : “ Ralahami , you may give the
woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . " The Arachchi
thought to himself : “ Here is a fool . ” But he said : “ Very well , I will give the
chena ...
Then I took my gun , and went to him , and said : “ Ralahami , you may give the
woman to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . " The Arachchi
thought to himself : “ Here is a fool . ” But he said : “ Very well , I will give the
chena ...
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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 dark 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 listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path 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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