Before Fielding leaves, Aziz calls him back and asks him to open a drawer and take out a picture of his wife. Fielding tells him that he appreciates his showing him the picture but questions why. He asks why he has been afforded the privilege because Muslim women are purdah-do not show their faces. Aziz answers that because Fielding has shown him kindness, he considers him his brother, and his brothers were permitted to see her when she was alive. He tells Fielding that he feels that kindness is the only hope for the building up of India.
Aziz says he shows him the picture because he has nothing else. His children are with their grandmother, and he lives in a hovel. They talk about their lives and Englishwomen. Fielding says they.....
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