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Page 101
... understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I ...
... understand , ' he said at last . ' I do not understand this . The woman went to the Mahatmaya ? Offered herself ? Aiya , that cannot be so . Surely she would be afraid ? Yet you yourself say it's true . Aiyo , I do not understand . I ...
Page 121
... understand , Hamadoru . ' It took some time to make him under- stand that he had only to repeat the words after the ... understand ? ' ' I understand , Hamadoru , ' said Silindu . But he thought , ' They are cunning hunters . They lie ...
... understand , Hamadoru . ' It took some time to make him under- stand that he had only to repeat the words after the ... understand ? ' ' I understand , Hamadoru , ' said Silindu . But he thought , ' They are cunning hunters . They lie ...
Page 164
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
... understand , fellow ? ' said the latter . ' I don't understand , Hamadoru . ' ' Explain to him , jailer . ' ' You are not going to be hanged , d'you understand that ? You'll be kept in prison instead - twenty years . ' ' Twenty years ...
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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