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... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , with high battlemented grey walls of great thickness . The inside formed a square paved courtyard in which the prisoners worked at breaking stones ...
... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , with high battlemented grey walls of great thickness . The inside formed a square paved courtyard in which the prisoners worked at breaking stones ...
Page 292
... prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days to Tangalla , where the prison is . You must ask at the prison . They can tell you . ' Punchi Menika left the vederala in ...
... prison . It will take you many days - first to Kamburupitiya , and then west along the great road , three days to Tangalla , where the prison is . You must ask at the prison . They can tell you . ' Punchi Menika left the vederala in ...
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... prison . The sun beat down upon his face , which seemed to have been battered and pinched and folded and lined by age and misery . His eyes wandered from the prison to one of the cows . She stood still , stretching out her head in front ...
... prison . The sun beat down upon his face , which seemed to have been battered and pinched and folded and lined by age and misery . His eyes wandered from the prison to one of the cows . She stood still , stretching out her head in front ...
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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