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Page 46
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not the vederala and the son of a vederala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district , she said , so ...
... asked Karlinahami . ' Am I not the vederala and the son of a vederala ? The learning of the father is handed down to the son . ' ' Yes , I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district , she said , so ...
Page 118
... asked the judge . ' Any questions ? ' asked the interpreter of Babun . Babun shook his head . ' What questions are there ? ' he said . ' Do you know this Mudalali ? ' said the judge to the Korala . ' I have seen him before in ...
... asked the judge . ' Any questions ? ' asked the interpreter of Babun . Babun shook his head . ' What questions are there ? ' he said . ' Do you know this Mudalali ? ' said the judge to the Korala . ' I have seen him before in ...
Page 119
... asked Fernando . ' No. ' " You live with a woman in Kamburupitiya ? ' ' Yes . ' ' How did you come to settle in the hut in Beddagama ? ' I was getting into difficulties with my loans because the crop failed last year . I thought I must ...
... asked Fernando . ' No. ' " You live with a woman in Kamburupitiya ? ' ' Yes . ' ' How did you come to settle in the hut in Beddagama ? ' I was getting into difficulties with my loans because the crop failed last year . I thought I must ...
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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