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... interpreter addressed them : ' The holy man says thus : it is true that a devil of the jungle has entered the man . This devil is of great power . Why has this happened ? The man is a foolish man . There has come into the holy man's ...
... interpreter addressed them : ' The holy man says thus : it is true that a devil of the jungle has entered the man . This devil is of great power . Why has this happened ? The man is a foolish man . There has come into the holy man's ...
Page 190
... interpreter became still more angry at this , and Silindu still more sullen and confused . From time to time the judge said a few sharp words in English to the interpreter : Silindu and Babun were never quite certain whether he was or ...
... interpreter became still more angry at this , and Silindu still more sullen and confused . From time to time the judge said a few sharp words in English to the interpreter : Silindu and Babun were never quite certain whether he was or ...
Page 278
... interpreter , ' does that mean I am to be hanged ? ' ' Have you anything to say why you should not be sentenced to be hanged ? ' ' What is there to say ? I have known that a long time . They told me that I should be hanged all the ...
... interpreter , ' does that mean I am to be hanged ? ' ' Have you anything to say why you should not be sentenced to be hanged ? ' ' What is there to say ? I have known that a long time . They told me that I should be hanged all the ...
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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