Chapter 11, The Bright Future Clouded Summary

Now that the tailors were comfortable on Dina's veranda, their hunt for accommodation became half-hearted. This made Ishvar feel a little guilty, so he took to telling Dina every minute detail of their searches. But by this time Dina was not worried about her landlord, despite warnings from her friends. Every time they left to go house hunting, she watched the clock until they returned and urged them not to rush into anything.

One house hunting expedition led them into the northern suburbs, where they passed the Advanced Tailoring Company, where they had worked a little before being employed by Dina. They stopped in to say hello to Jeevan, the owner. They had tea with him, and waited while he tended to some customers, noting that when one of the customers brought plenty of fabric...