'There was talk of his leaving the other people.'
'Has the Mudalali ever stayed in the village before?'
'No.'
'Do you owe anything to him?'
'No.'
'Next witness.'
Babehami stood down and the Korala entered the witness-box. He was examined by Mr. Perera. He told his story very simply and quietly. He had met Babehami, who had told him that his house had been broken into and that a box had been stolen; he described the box and its contents; he suspected his brother-in-law, who had been seen going away from his house in the night, by the Mudalali. The Korala then described how he went into and searched the house, and how he found the cloths and jewellery which answered to Babehami's previous description. He then produced them. The proctor examined him.
'Are you on good terms with the complainant?'
'I am not on good terms or bad terms with him. I only know him as a headman.'
'Do you complain of his troubling you?'