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Alagu Subramaniam asked became began BIG GIRL brother bullocks called Ceylon Chandram child Christian coffee Colombo Coomaraswamy Cousin Thampoo cried crowd crying Danger daughter dhoti doctor's wife English eyes father funeral gave grandmother grandson greeting hair hands headman headmaster Hindu husband Interpreter Mudaliar Jaffna Jesus Kirupa laughed lawyer lawyer's wife Leela Less silence looked Lovely Day magistrate Malaya Malayan pensioner Marakayer marriage married Master of Ceremonies mathematics matron akka mind morning mother Mylan nephew never parents Parvati Penang Principal professional mourners Queen's Peace Radha rain Rajee Ramaswamy Rangu Rasamma Saivite sari scholar Sellachi servant Sethu sister Siva Sivalingam smiled soon stood stopped story Subbu Subhadra swamy Tamarind School Tamil Thambirajah Thamby Thangamma thosai thought tilk told took town turned umbrellas Uncle Vice-Principal waiter waiting walked woman women