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The nicest case which I was ever asked to settle was in a large village of West
Giruwa Pattu called Walasmulla. I was holding enquiries and also conducting a
sale of Crown Land situated in a neighbouring village. I was surrounded by a
large ...
The nicest case which I was ever asked to settle was in a large village of West
Giruwa Pattu called Walasmulla. I was holding enquiries and also conducting a
sale of Crown Land situated in a neighbouring village. I was surrounded by a
large ...
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plained that the barber in the bazaar (and he was apparently the only barber in
Walasmulla), after shaving one side of his face, had refused to shave the other
unless paid 50 cents. The correct price of a shave in Walasmulla was 5 cents.
plained that the barber in the bazaar (and he was apparently the only barber in
Walasmulla), after shaving one side of his face, had refused to shave the other
unless paid 50 cents. The correct price of a shave in Walasmulla was 5 cents.
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| Title | Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Leonard Woolf |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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