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Page 180
... peons ! Every one knows where the Agent Hamadoru except the peon ; and he only knows when there are fanams in his hand . The Agent Hamadoru is in Galbodapattu on circuit : he will not return for another ten days . Every one knows that ...
... peons ! Every one knows where the Agent Hamadoru except the peon ; and he only knows when there are fanams in his hand . The Agent Hamadoru is in Galbodapattu on circuit : he will not return for another ten days . Every one knows that ...
Page 258
... peon . The first night they slept in a boutique in one of these villages . The boutique was full of people ; they gathered round to watch Silindu eat his curry and rice with his handcuffed hands . They too discussed him in loud tones ...
... peon . The first night they slept in a boutique in one of these villages . The boutique was full of people ; they gathered round to watch Silindu eat his curry and rice with his handcuffed hands . They too discussed him in loud tones ...
Page 259
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellish- ments , and complained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watching Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
... peon had for the twentieth time that day told Silindu's story with many embellish- ments , and complained bitterly of his silence and stupidity . The others sat round in the reeking atmosphere watching Silindu eat his rice by the dim ...
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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