Due to a busy surgical schedule, Dr. Aziz did not go to the Bridge Party. Major Callendar is angry because he did not come when summoned and didn't understand that his bicycle had broken down in front of the Cow Hospital, which was not on the way from Dr. Aziz's residence. What the Major didn't understand was that educated Indians visit one another constantly and that Dr. Aziz had been at Hamidullah's house when he received the summons. Aziz is amused by the behavior of the Anglos most of the time; he knows that he is competent and indispensable, so he doesn't take them too seriously.
However, Dr. Panna Lal, an older doctor who works with Aziz, had felt that they should go to the party. He has.....
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