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Page 193
... understand what was going on . But as he proceeded , they gradually grasped what he was doing , and when he told the story about the Mudalali , they saw the whole plot . Their brains worked slowly ; they felt they were trapped ; there ...
... understand what was going on . But as he proceeded , they gradually grasped what he was doing , and when he told the story about the Mudalali , they saw the whole plot . Their brains worked slowly ; they felt they were trapped ; there ...
Page 269
... understand . How many times have I told the little ones - not understanding - about it all . Always this kill- ing , killing , killing ; everything afraid : the deer and the pig and the jackal after them , and the leopard himself ...
... understand . How many times have I told the little ones - not understanding - about it all . Always this kill- ing , killing , killing ; everything afraid : the deer and the pig and the jackal after them , and the leopard himself ...
Page 280
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
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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