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Page 187
... waited bewildered to see what new misfortune fate and his enemies would bring upon him . The parties and witnesses in the case were taken at once to the court - house . They > waited about all the morning on the verandah . The court was ...
... waited bewildered to see what new misfortune fate and his enemies would bring upon him . The parties and witnesses in the case were taken at once to the court - house . They > waited about all the morning on the verandah . The court was ...
Page 288
... waited for Babun . She did not and could not count the passing of time : a week was only some days to her , and six months only many months ; but she waited , watching the passage of time , vaguely but continuously , for the day when ...
... waited for Babun . She did not and could not count the passing of time : a week was only some days to her , and six months only many months ; but she waited , watching the passage of time , vaguely but continuously , for the day when ...
Page 298
... waited . Hours passed , and nothing happened ; the gate remained closed ; no sound could be heard from within the prison ; the hill was deserted except for the five cows whose coughing she could hear from time to time below her . But ...
... waited . Hours passed , and nothing happened ; the gate remained closed ; no sound could be heard from within the prison ; the hill was deserted except for the five cows whose coughing she could hear from time to time below her . But ...
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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