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capApati (play) by pammal campanta mutaliyAr

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Source: . , ... : P. B.A., B.L., 13. , - 1. 1956 , - 1. --------------------------------- - , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , -, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , . . , , , , , - , , , , , . ,

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:- , . . .. ! (by Jove) , . (Indians) (punctuality) ; (Europeans) , , ! ? !

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[ .] !-! ? , , ! . - - - ! .. ! (what nonsense) ? . - - ? , . .. - , (nuisance) ; . . ? ? .. ? . ? .. . . ! - - . .. ? . , . ? .. ? . ?

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.. - . . . .. - ? . - - - . .. ! (what nonsense) , ! . . . . .. , , . [] . . . . , . (good evening brother) .. , ! - , (late) ? ? . [ . ] ! .. ? - (slow) - . [ , .] ! ?

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..... (repair) . .. - . ? . , (guess) . .. ! . . (excuse me) - , . .. , , (first class) - - ! [ ] , , - . [ ] . ? .. (cofee) , . . . (arithmetic) . .. ? (quite easy), (sums correct) . ?

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.. !- - - (answer) , . { .} . . .. ! ! ! (dirty beggar) ? (dirty hands) ? . . .. , , . . . .. , (try) . . ! . . .. ? . , (he hardly works) - (exercise) - (tennis) (begin) . - ' (shoes) - [ ] , (bat) ? . . .. , (new) ? (wrist band) ?

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(left hand)? . ,(brother)- - (twist) . - [ .] .. !(what nonsense) ? ! . , . .. ! (stupid goose!) ? , , ? . , . .. ? , . . - - - - ! .. (stupid goose) , . [ .] , (nuisance) . (dismiss) , ,- (stupid)

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, (quite honest chap) - , !- [ ] ! ! (tennis) - ! . - (very heavy rain). . .. , ? (cards) ? . . .. ! . . [ .] -- (stupid game) . (post card) . . . .. ? ? . . .. ! (card pack) ? . ? . [.] .. !

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(carpet bag) . . ! .. ! (what idiot) ! . . .. ? ? . , - - . .. ? . , ? ! .. ! . . . . ! , ! ! ! .. ? ! . ? ! , . .. ! ! (dismiss) - . . ! - .

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.. - - - . . ? [.] .. (idiot) . , ! ? . .. ! ! , ? . ? -. . ? , . -. ! . . . [ .] .. ! . . ? .. . [ ] - . , , - .. ! ! - - !

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[ .] [ ] . [ .] . ! ! ! . . - .. ? . . .. [ ] ! ? . . . , ? -. . ( .) . - - - , - ; ? -. , , ! . ?

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-. ! ! . ? - ? ( ) -. ! ! ( ) " " . . - - , - , - , - , -, - , -, - , - , , - , -, - - ( ) - , - , - , - , . . ! , ! . ! - ? -! . . . , ! - . - . . ; ! ( )

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. () , . . . . () " - , "- . , -. . () " , , " . ? - . . () ' ! - -" ...! ?... -. - . () ' , - . , ? -. . . - ? -. . . ! ?

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-. ? . ? . ( ) , , ? -. . . !- . . . -. ( ) (bridge) , , , , , , - . - , ? .. . . - . ( ) , ! ( ) ! . . . ? ! !

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.. ! ! () . , ! , ! . ! - , (club) ! . , - ! . () . , , . . . ( ) . ! , ? . ? - ! . . ! - . ( ; ) . , !- - - , . ( ) - . () .. -

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- , (library) , . . - ! , . . ! - - ? . ? . - - .... . - . .. , (Encyclopaedia Britanica Indica) . . . ( ) . ? . . . ? . , ; . , . .

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. ! .. ! . ? ! , . .. ! (disturb) . [ ] . , (news paper) ? .. , , ' (Hindu of the times) . . [] . . (Mail) . .. ? . , , (glass tumbler) ! .. , , . [ .] . ? . - .

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. , ? . .. , , , , , . (If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the other, and the abngle contained by the two sides of the one, equla the angle contained by the two sides of the other, then their bases or third sides shall be equal, the two triangles shall be equal, and their other angles shall be equal, namely these to which the equal sides are opposite.) . . , ! - . .. . ? - , , (kerosine oil) , , . . - ? .. , , , , - (but if the side AB is equal to the side DE, and the side AC is equal to the side DF and the angle BAC is equal to the angle EDF) , ,

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(electric light) - , . . - - ? . .. , - - and therefore the two triangles are equal to one another). , , . . ! !- !- , . .. , ? . - . .. - ! (Oh! here it is) " (In the District of Chigleput, all right angles are equal to one another) . . ! ? .. - (and therefore) , , . . , , ?

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.. . . - . . - , . . . - . .. ! . , , . .. . . . - ? . - - , - ? . - - - ?- . ? ? . - ! - ?- , ? . [ ] . .. (hallo) - - - ?- ? (class)

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? . (I have appeared for the matriculation examination.) . ! - ! (Oh! I see) (glad) . (hope will pass), (essay) (page) ? . . .. ! ! (oh! useless) ! . (fail) ! , (does not matter) . - .- . . , . .. (glad), . . . [ , ] . , , , . .. , - . ---------------------

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- - . . .. (pack)? . . . .. ? , , . . ? .. . . ! . .. , , . . ? .. ! ? . , , , . .. , , - . [ ]

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> .. (hallo) ! (never expected) , , , ! (card) ? - , . . . .. - (Municipal Election) (busy). - (does not matter) - , ? ? . (Senate House) (results) , . .. ! ! (oh! I see) ? - , . . ? (result) ? .. (result) .. (rank) ? (firts class) , - (fail) . . ? .. ... (paper) - (clear) ! (very near maximum) , , (Rae, examiner) . , (meeting) , , (all right, I will see)

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, . . ? .. - , , , . (first class first boy); , (fail); - (result) - ? . . . . ! , . . , - . , , , . . ! ! (Oh! I see) ? - , ? . . .. (I don't think it possible) (I think I have got to address a meeting) - - ! . [] . .. . .

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? . . .. ? . . , . .. ! ? (engagement list) . - ! . - [ ] ! ! (Oh I see) . . . . .. ? .- - - ? (soda) , (lomonade) ? . . .. , . . !- .. ! ! ! . ! ! [] .. ?

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. . .. , . . - - . .. (hot coffee) ? (iced) ? . ? .. ! (difference) ? (prepare) ? . . .. . (ice) - . , , . (D'angelis) , (difficult) (prepare) . . , , . . . ! ! ! .. ! (what nonsense!) ? . ? !

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.. ! . ? ? ? .. ! (Damn idiot) ! . . .. ! (coffee) ! ! ! ? . . -. . (Will you have some tea)? . (yes) -. ! . [] ? -. (tea) ! . -. [ ; ! .] ! ! ? . ? ? -. ! (all right) (punishment)

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; ; ! [ ] (new photograph) ? . ? -. (new photograph), ; (very good music) . . (music master) , (monthly seven Rupees) . . [ .] [ ] ! . ? ! . (Tea) ! .. ? (what is the matter?) (let me see) [ ] ? . ! . .. ! (damn the ass) ? ? . , . .. (damn it) ! !

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! (big fool) [ .] (never mind) , (music) . [ (plate) .] (special song) (splendid) (hear please) [ ] (what is this?) (something wrong) (damn fool) ! - . ! .. ? . ! , , , . -. ! ! (idiot) ! (plate) . ( , , .) ! (what nonsnese is this again) , , ? . ! ! !

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-. (nonsense) ! (dismiss) . . ! , , , ! , . -. ! . ! , , ! -. (damn dirty fool) (dismiss) ! . ( ) ! (costly slides), , (half past three, quarter past five rupees) ! [ .] ? . , ! .. ! (hullo) (glad), (result) (senate house) , (result) ? . (result) ? .. (friend). ?

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. , . .. ! (waste of time) (first class) , (rank) . . , . . . .. , ? . ! ! . .. ! ?- (result) ; (hope will be the good news). ( , .) . , ? .. - ? . ! ! . . .. ! (damn fool) . . ? ! ? .. ! (all fate). , , , . . .

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.. (fail) ! . . .. , , , , - . . ? .. , . . , , . .. ; , . . ? .. (dismiss) !- . . - ? .. - . . ? .. - ! . ! ? . ... ?

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.. (damn fool!) ? ; ! . . [ .] .. (fail) ; ! . .. ? . !- ! .- .. ? . !- , ? ! .. ! (what idiot) ? , ! . [ .] - , -, . [ .] . . ! .. (all right), . , , (quick). [ .] . [ ]

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, . ! ! . . , ? . ! ! . ? . ! [ ] ! . , , ? . ! , ! . ! ! [ .] . .. ?- -, , ? . . .. . , . ; , ! ! , ? .

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. ! .. ! , . . ! ! ! ! . .. ! (fool) ? ! ! . , . [ .] (time) . . [ .] ? . . .. ? - ? . . .. !- !- ! . , ? .. ? . , , ? .. , ! ( .) !

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[ .] . ! ! ( ; , " ! !" .) [ .] . ! ! ! ( .) .. ( ) ! ! (fail) ; ! ! . ! ? ! .. ! ! . ! !- [ ] !- ! .. , ? - .- . ?

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.. ? . ! , , , ! .. . . [ ] . ! - , . .. , . . , , ; , .- . ! . , . [ .] .. , . [ .] . [] , ? .. [ ] ! [ .] . --------------------------

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- - . . -. ! ! (let me congratulate you) .. ! ! (Oh yes!) (brothers); (first class) (first boy in the presidency) (pass) , . (Ray) (English paper) (two marks) . . (first class) (pass) ? .. , (second class) . (pass) , (first class) (first boy in the presidency) (pass) , (class) ? . (Father-in-law) (telegram) ? .. ! (by jove) - !- .. ? . ! , ?

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.. ? . ? .. ! ! (nonsense) (telegram) , ? . . .. () , , , , (congratulate, pass, first, send, wife, possitively) (two words) . . (first) ? (second class) (pass) ? .. , (first) (first class) , (first date) (results) - (two words) (telegram) . - ! , ! (ah that is right, examiners good!) !- . [ ] . ? .. ! (Dr. Miller) (urgent telegram Kodaikanal) ; (Dr. Bourne) , (Presidency College only good college, come join) . (Pachayappah's College) (father trustee) .

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(clever brilliant boys) (Principal complain) - ! . (subject) ? .. , (chemist) (physic) ; (advise) ? . (physic) (easy) . (I advise, Chemist). . .. , (mother) (consult) . , . . (study stop) . ? (brothers) . . . ? .. (Oh no!) . (Education) (touch) . (Pachayappah's College trustee), (University fellow) (try) . . (Pachayappah's trustee) (try) , , , (meeting) (attend) . .

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. , , (pass) ! . .. ! ! ! (what news?) ? . .- .. ! ! ? (University biblecation introduce) ? .. (B.A) (class) ; (matriculation pass), (english) ; . . - , ? .. ! ? - , , , . - . [ .] . . . [.] . ! (pass) (pass) ! . .. ! ! (damn brute!). . , .-

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. - ! .. ? . ? , ; . , !- , , ! . .. ? . - ! .. ? . ! ! . , , , ! .. (Telegram) ? ? . ! ? ? , (pass) ? ! .. ! ! (regular idiot) ! [

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.] . ! ? . . . ? . . . .. (B.A) (pass) ? . ? . . ! ! (sir) . (you) ! (who) ! (what) (I thought) ,(you) ! [] (list) . , .. (Sabapathy Mudaliar, B.A.) . ! ? (vote) (ask) - .. ? . (Municipality) (commission) (try) . .. (Municipality) ? . , - (Municipal Co-operation) . . ; .

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.. ? . . .. . (pass) (responsible) ! . - . . (English vocabulary) . .. (commissioner) , ? . (commission) , ? .. , (commission) ? (merchants) , (land lord), ? . . (vote)- .. , (road) (clean) , , ; , , (I give vote, you make attempt). . (What I make) ! ! (all, your make) !- ; .

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.. . [ .] . . . .. [ ] ! ? ! ! ... , , , .. (M.R. Ry. Sabapathy Mudaliar, Esquire, root M.P.) . (address) ; , . [ ] . .. (M.P.) (brother)? .. ? (pass) ! .. (M.P.) (Matric Pass) . (invitation) .. (Sabapathy Mudaliar, Esquire, M.P.) ? . . . .. ! ! (Oh all right)! . , - . . [ ] . (ant-nautch brother) , (dress exchange) ? (dress exchange) .

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[ .] .. ! . . ! () [] , (list) . . ?- ? [] . [ .] ! ! [ ] , ; ! . [ ] . [ ] ! . [ .] . .. . [ ] . ! ! . .. ! (never mind) ? - (ice cream) , ? , (ice) , ,

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, ? . . .. . (prepare) . . . [ , , (ice cream machine) , .] , , . .. ! ! ! (brothers) [ ] . , (brother) (examination results) (publish) , ? .. -- (brother-in-law) (private) (enquire) . . (brothers) ( ) (first item in the programme) ! (refreshmenrts) ! (ice cream) . , (very good brother). .. , ? . ! - , !

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.. ! (what nonsense) ? ? ( ) ! . ( ) ! . , - .. , ! ! ( ) . ! ! (, .) .. ! - (brothers) , (ice-cream) . ( ) ! - .- . (brother) ? .. . [ ] . , (brother) ? .. , .- . ?

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.. (plan) (brother) - (refreshment) (member) , , (change) ! , (taste) (differ) - , . . (brother), . (taste) (different) , . .. ? ? , !- (punishment) ! (next time) (order) , (doble) . - , ! (ice- cream) ? . ! ! . , (brother) (liquid) . .. , , . [ ; .] (brother) ? ? . (brother) . .. (ice-cream) ! ?- [ ] ! !- , ,

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?- . , , , , , . ? ? .. ? (brothers)- . (mistake) ; , - , , . [ (ice-cream machine) .] . ? (brother) ? .. , (notorious) . - (clever) (man), , .- . .. ? .. - . [ .] .. -! [] . !

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.. - . . ? .. . . [ ] - ! - , . . .. (what nonsense) ! . [ ] , , , (mother) . .- . .. , . .. ? .. . .. ! ! (oh I see!) ! .. . .. , . . ?

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.. . ? .. . . ? ? .. ! ! !- . . , , . [ .] .. ? .. (brothers) ? . . .. - - ? .. !- . , , .- . . .. , ? , . ! .. .

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.. . [ ] , . .. . .. . . ! ! .. ! ! . [ , , , ] .. !- . ! ? .. ! ! ! ? . , , , ! , . .. ? . , [ ] , , - ? - , - ? - ! .

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[ ] ? . ? [] .. ! ! . ! .. - . (brother) [ ] . ( ) (brother) (brother). .. , (brother) - . . . ( ) , , , - .. (brother) ? ? . , ! - . . ! .. ? !

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. !- .. ! ( , ) . . . .. ? . ( . ) .. (brother) ? .. (my mother-in-law near relative died) . - , - (next train) ? (brother) . . .. (pack) (disappoint) (brothers) (urgent matter) (take leave) , (party) . ( , .) . ?

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.. (pack) , - . . ? .. ! ? - , (pass) . (pass) , , , . . ! . .. , ; . , , . . - . , ! .. - (pack) . . [ ] , ? .. . . , ? .. ! ! (nonsense) .

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