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Page 45
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time - but the money was never paid . Next day they ...
... told him that the girl was cross - eyed and ugly , and not worth £ 5 , but at the most ten rupees . He gave my father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time - but the money was never paid . Next day they ...
Page 139
... told him to stand by Silindu . The Ratemahatmaya drew in a deep breath of relief . The beating of his heart became quieter . Now , yakko ! ' he said in a sharp angry tone , ' stand up . ' Silindu did not move ; he looked up at the ...
... told him to stand by Silindu . The Ratemahatmaya drew in a deep breath of relief . The beating of his heart became quieter . Now , yakko ! ' he said in a sharp angry tone , ' stand up . ' Silindu did not move ; he looked up at the ...
Page 150
... told that he could ask them any questions which he wanted them to answer . He had none . The afternoon dragged on ; there was no wind , but the heat seemed to come in waves across the village , bringing with it the faint smell of ...
... told that he could ask them any questions which he wanted them to answer . He had none . The afternoon dragged on ; there was no wind , but the heat seemed to come in waves across the village , bringing with it the faint smell of ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha buffalo called charm chena child cloth Colombo compound crop daughter deer devil E. M. Forster elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool frightened girl give grain hang headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf leopard listen live looked magistrate months Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko