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Page 34
... never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight . But the life of the unfortunate man , who had offended the headman , would be full of dangers and difficulties . The permit applied for by him would be very slow in ...
... never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight . But the life of the unfortunate man , who had offended the headman , would be full of dangers and difficulties . The permit applied for by him would be very slow in ...
Page 43
... never had any money himself , and he was therefore compelled to work upon the roads . As the years passed he became more sullen , more taciturn , and more lazy . Some evil power -one of the unseen powers which he could not understand ...
... never had any money himself , and he was therefore compelled to work upon the roads . As the years passed he became more sullen , more taciturn , and more lazy . Some evil power -one of the unseen powers which he could not understand ...
Page 297
... never come out . Surely I should know . My son was sent there . He never came out . The case was in this town , and I came here and spent all I had for him . Then I thought I will wait here until they let him out ; but he never came ...
... never come out . Surely I should know . My son was sent there . He never came out . The case was in this town , and I came here and spent all I had for him . Then I thought I will wait here until they let him out ; but he never came ...
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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