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Leonard Woolf. gather in Silindu's compound to listen to one of her stories . They sat round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into ...
Leonard Woolf. gather in Silindu's compound to listen to one of her stories . They sat round the one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into ...
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... listening to the sounds of the women in the hut . At last he said : ' Silindu , I have come to speak to you about your ... listen to me , Silindu , for there is much to say . I have watched the girl from the headman's compound , and a ...
... listening to the sounds of the women in the hut . At last he said : ' Silindu , I have come to speak to you about your ... listen to me , Silindu , for there is much to say . I have watched the girl from the headman's compound , and a ...
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... listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he was prevailed upon to believe that it was Punchirala ... listening to the plans for the pilgrimage . It was decided that they should start on the next day , and that Babun ...
... listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he was prevailed upon to believe that it was Punchirala ... listening to the plans for the pilgrimage . It was decided that they should start on the next day , and that Babun ...
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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