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Page 54
... followed hour after hour along the white track , which for ever coiled out before her into the walls of dusty trees , the old song , which Karlinahami had sung to them when they were children , continually was in her mind , and she sang ...
... followed hour after hour along the white track , which for ever coiled out before her into the walls of dusty trees , the old song , which Karlinahami had sung to them when they were children , continually was in her mind , and she sang ...
Page 132
... followed a narrow jungle track which had been lately cleared . The tangle of shrubs and undergrowth and trees was like a wall on each side of the track . The headman walked first , and Silindu , carrying his gun , followed . For the ...
... followed a narrow jungle track which had been lately cleared . The tangle of shrubs and undergrowth and trees was like a wall on each side of the track . The headman walked first , and Silindu , carrying his gun , followed . For the ...
Page 150
... followed by Silindu and the headman and such of the spectators as were more interested in the inquiry than in the post - mortem . The same procedure of inspection was gone through with Fernando's body , which lay under another little ...
... followed by Silindu and the headman and such of the spectators as were more interested in the inquiry than in the post - mortem . The same procedure of inspection was gone through with Fernando's body , which lay under another little ...
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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