Will you tell the Sitt Hakim about Hassan and my father's tomb? She'll find out sooner or later. A cot had been moved in, and Fatima had made certain all was neat and tidy, but I had not realized how shabby the room looked. People didn't realize how time-consuming such visits could be for a harassed excavator. Listeners were a boon to him, for few came and not many would stay.
May God protect him! The whole performance had a certain element of parody, but it would not have been courteous to interrupt. It's no trouble, sir, said Gargery, collecting cups. The wide blue eyes and golden curls and angelic smile would have deceived anyone but an experienced grandmother. That is the assumption.
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