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Page 51
... slowly letting go his hold of life . A kind of coma was upon him , as he felt life gradually slipping from his body . From time to time the women began a shrill wail in the compound . Babun went to expostulate with Punchirala ; but the ...
... slowly letting go his hold of life . A kind of coma was upon him , as he felt life gradually slipping from his body . From time to time the women began a shrill wail in the compound . Babun went to expostulate with Punchirala ; but the ...
Page 72
... slowly for them . They followed the perahera dispirited , and called upon the god nightly . But there was no hope or even doubt now to excite them . Silindu , listless , waited for his release ; Hinnihami was cowed and dulled by despair ...
... slowly for them . They followed the perahera dispirited , and called upon the god nightly . But there was no hope or even doubt now to excite them . Silindu , listless , waited for his release ; Hinnihami was cowed and dulled by despair ...
Page 78
... slowly I looked over the rock , and there below in the undergrowth I saw the back of a doe . Her head was down , hidden by the leaves , and she murmured , licking something on the grass . Slowly , slowly I took up my gun and leaned it ...
... slowly I looked over the rock , and there below in the undergrowth I saw the back of a doe . Her head was down , hidden by the leaves , and she murmured , licking something on the grass . Slowly , slowly I took up my gun and leaned it ...
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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