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Page 66
... hear us . I pray you , vederala - you are a wise man , and renowned for your knowledge - tell me what wrong have we done . The devil remains ; the god has not heard us , nor driven him out . ' ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a ...
... hear us . I pray you , vederala - you are a wise man , and renowned for your knowledge - tell me what wrong have we done . The devil remains ; the god has not heard us , nor driven him out . ' ' Be patient , mother . This fever is a ...
Page 126
... hear her . Her mind was numbed by the fear and uncertainty . She lay down on the ground , and an uneasy sleep came ... hear them crawling round us in the jungle , do you hear ? Now there ! I thought there was only one , fool that I was ...
... hear her . Her mind was numbed by the fear and uncertainty . She lay down on the ground , and an uneasy sleep came ... hear them crawling round us in the jungle , do you hear ? Now there ! I thought there was only one , fool that I was ...
Page 140
... hear me tell you to get up ? Get up , yakko ' ( the servant boy kicked Silindu again ) . ' Now , then . When did you kill them , and how ? ' ' Three or four days ago . It was in the morning . I went with the Arachchi to the chena . I ...
... hear me tell you to get up ? Get up , yakko ' ( the servant boy kicked Silindu again ) . ' Now , then . When did you kill them , and how ? ' ' Three or four days ago . It was in the morning . I went with the Arachchi to the chena . I ...
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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