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... Beddagama : Cassim , who was sitting within doing nothing , knew Babun and called out to him : ' What are you doing in Kamburupitiya , Babun ? Like cotton down in a storm ! What is the matter with you ? I hear that dog Fernando is in ...
... Beddagama : Cassim , who was sitting within doing nothing , knew Babun and called out to him : ' What are you doing in Kamburupitiya , Babun ? Like cotton down in a storm ! What is the matter with you ? I hear that dog Fernando is in ...
Page 118
... Beddagama ? ' ' No. ' ' Did you know that he was there ? ' ' No. ' ' Do you know of any ill - feeling between complainant and accused ? ' ' No , I did not know the accused at all . I live many miles from Beddagama . ' ' Next witness ...
... Beddagama ? ' ' No. ' ' Did you know that he was there ? ' ' No. ' ' Do you know of any ill - feeling between complainant and accused ? ' ' No , I did not know the accused at all . I live many miles from Beddagama . ' ' Next witness ...
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... Beddagama . ' ' Beddagama , I know it . I knew it long ago . I , too , come from over there , from Mahawelagama , beyond Beddagama . You should go back to your village , woman . ' ' But my man , father , what about my man ? ' The old ...
... Beddagama . ' ' Beddagama , I know it . I knew it long ago . I , too , come from over there , from Mahawelagama , beyond Beddagama . You should go back to your village , woman . ' ' But my man , father , what about my man ? ' The old ...
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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