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Page 62
... Sinhalese , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Sinhalese climbed the hill , and carried the god down , and bore him across the river , and placed him upon its banks under the shadow of the trees , where now stands ...
... Sinhalese , and asked them to carry him down across the river . The Sinhalese climbed the hill , and carried the god down , and bore him across the river , and placed him upon its banks under the shadow of the trees , where now stands ...
Page 86
... Sinhalese , and spoke Sinhalese very badly . Some people said he was a Tamil : his black skin and curly black hair pointed to the fact that he had Kaffir blood in his veins . He was a typical town man , cunning , unscrupulous , with a ...
... Sinhalese , and spoke Sinhalese very badly . Some people said he was a Tamil : his black skin and curly black hair pointed to the fact that he had Kaffir blood in his veins . He was a typical town man , cunning , unscrupulous , with a ...
Page 163
... Sinhalese by the interpreter . He began again to repeat the stanza . He was taken out of the court , handcuffed ... Sinhalese gentleman dressed very beautifully in European clothes and a light grey sun - helmet . Silindu was told to get ...
... Sinhalese by the interpreter . He began again to repeat the stanza . He was taken out of the court , handcuffed ... Sinhalese gentleman dressed very beautifully in European clothes and a light grey sun - helmet . Silindu was told to get ...
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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