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Page 138
... looked up and said sharply : ' Who is there ? ' ' Hamadoru , it is I. May I come into the verandah ? ' ' What do you want at this time ? Come to - morrow . I can't attend to anything tonight . ' ' Hamadoru , I come from Beddagama ...
... looked up and said sharply : ' Who is there ? ' ' Hamadoru , it is I. May I come into the verandah ? ' ' What do you want at this time ? Come to - morrow . I can't attend to anything tonight . ' ' Hamadoru , I come from Beddagama ...
Page 160
... looked almost exactly alike . They were quite near the gate of his cell , filling the bathing - trough with water . Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : ~ ' Ohé ...
... looked almost exactly alike . They were quite near the gate of his cell , filling the bathing - trough with water . Suddenly in one of them he recognized Babun . He jumped up and ran to the bars of the gate , crying out : ~ ' Ohé ...
Page 163
... looked up and down the court as if in search of some path of escape . ' Aiyo ! ' he said to the interpreter , ' does that mean I am to be hanged ? ' ' Have you anything to say why you should not be sentenced to be hanged ? ' - ' What is ...
... looked up and down the court as if in search of some path of escape . ' Aiyo ! ' he said to the interpreter , ' does that mean I am to be hanged ? ' ' Have you anything to say why you should not be sentenced to be hanged ? ' - ' What is ...
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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