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Page 163
Well , is anything given for nothing ? Do they give you rice in the bazaar for
nothing , or kurakkan or cloth ? Do they ? Fool , why do you stand there looking at
me like a buffalo ? You — your man , tell him that I have been here , and what I
said .
Well , is anything given for nothing ? Do they give you rice in the bazaar for
nothing , or kurakkan or cloth ? Do they ? Fool , why do you stand there looking at
me like a buffalo ? You — your man , tell him that I have been here , and what I
said .
Page 237
Stand up , yakko , stand up . Make him stand up . The servant boy kicked Silindu
in the ribs , and told him to stand up . Silindu rose slowly . Now , then . You say
you have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali . Is that Fernando , the boutique ...
Stand up , yakko , stand up . Make him stand up . The servant boy kicked Silindu
in the ribs , and told him to stand up . Silindu rose slowly . Now , then . You say
you have killed the Arachchi and the Mudalali . Is that Fernando , the boutique ...
Page 238
... and not fond of taking responsibilities . The sudden appearance of Silindu with
this strange story out of the darkness had upset him . He was very annoyed when
Silindu again sank down into a squatting position . ' Stand up , fellow , ' he said ...
... and not fond of taking responsibilities . The sudden appearance of Silindu with
this strange story out of the darkness had upset him . He was very annoyed when
Silindu again sank down into a squatting position . ' Stand up , fellow , ' he said ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0701202564, 9780701202569 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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