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Page 21
... Babehami , the Arachchi , to feel that Silindu owed him many kurunies of kurakkan which he could not repay . When Babehami wanted some one to clear a chena for him , he asked Silindu to do it ; and Silindu , remembering the debt , dared ...
... Babehami , the Arachchi , to feel that Silindu owed him many kurunies of kurakkan which he could not repay . When Babehami wanted some one to clear a chena for him , he asked Silindu to do it ; and Silindu , remembering the debt , dared ...
Page 22
... Babehami had never liked Silindu , who was a bad debtor . Silindu was too lazy even to cultivate a chena properly , and even in a good year his crop was always the smallest in the village . He was always in want , and always borrowing ...
... Babehami had never liked Silindu , who was a bad debtor . Silindu was too lazy even to cultivate a chena properly , and even in a good year his crop was always the smallest in the village . He was always in want , and always borrowing ...
Page 26
... Babehami always had some excuse for refusing a loan or pressing for payment of the body tax . He did not become conscious of Babehami's enmity , or aware that many of the difficulties of his life were due to it . The collection of the ...
... Babehami always had some excuse for refusing a loan or pressing for payment of the body tax . He did not become conscious of Babehami's enmity , or aware that many of the difficulties of his life were due to it . The collection of the ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became Beddagama began better 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 listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak stand stood story strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice walked watched wife wild wind woman women