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Page 75
... frightened of him . ' ' Ané ! ' said the mocking voice of the vederala behind them . " They are not frightened of the man . Oh no , nor of the devils either , I suppose . ' Silindu and Hinnihami got up ; the old fear came upon Silindu ...
... frightened of him . ' ' Ané ! ' said the mocking voice of the vederala behind them . " They are not frightened of the man . Oh no , nor of the devils either , I suppose . ' Silindu and Hinnihami got up ; the old fear came upon Silindu ...
Page 76
... frightened , Punchirala ? The binder of yakkas is frightened of the yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go to the ...
... frightened , Punchirala ? The binder of yakkas is frightened of the yakkini . You can tell her , they say , because her eyes are red and unblinking , and because she neither fears nor loves . It is better for you that I should go to the ...
Page 103
... frightened by your words . I thought " he is my sister's man , why should he lie to me ? " It was lies . The woman wept for shame when I told her . ' ' It was true , brother . It is the woman who is lying now to you . She is frightened ...
... frightened by your words . I thought " he is my sister's man , why should he lie to me ? " It was lies . The woman wept for shame when I told her . ' ' It was true , brother . It is the woman who is lying now to you . She is frightened ...
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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