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Page 101
... true , aiya ? ' Babun asked Fernando . ' Yes , it is true . The woman came to me . ' " The woman is a whore , brother ; I told you so long ago . It is better that you should give her to the Mahatmaya , and marry now from another village ...
... true , aiya ? ' Babun asked Fernando . ' Yes , it is true . The woman came to me . ' " The woman is a whore , brother ; I told you so long ago . It is better that you should give her to the Mahatmaya , and marry now from another village ...
Page 126
... true ? Isn't that true ? ' - ' Yes , Appochchi , yes . It was because they wanted me for the Mudalali . Then they took the chena away and then they brought the case . They have taken my man from me , what shall I do ? ' ' Hush , I am ...
... true ? Isn't that true ? ' - ' Yes , Appochchi , yes . It was because they wanted me for the Mudalali . Then they took the chena away and then they brought the case . They have taken my man from me , what shall I do ? ' ' Hush , I am ...
Page 148
... true , Appochchi ; is it true , what they say ? ' ' What do they say ? That I killed those two ? It is true I killed them . Then I went to Kamburupitiya and told it all to the Dissamahatmaya and the magistrate Hamadoru . ' ' Aiyo , and ...
... true , Appochchi ; is it true , what they say ? ' ' What do they say ? That I killed those two ? It is true I killed them . Then I went to Kamburupitiya and told it all to the Dissamahatmaya and the magistrate Hamadoru . ' ' Aiyo , and ...
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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