39 He paused, then asked with a hint of a smile, “Sultan, don’t you want a little something for yourself?” I chuckled, and he handed me an extra 10 Rupees. The next morning, I visited Ahmad Ibrahim al-Mulla’s café, paid off the 100 Rupees, and he brought me back my dagger from his wife, Nasrah bint Muhammad. One mid-morning, my father came to the makhzan where we had been staying and greeted us. My mother returned his greeting and sitting near her was another woman. Addressing my father, my mother said,
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