Amir insists on going to the meeting alone, to Farid's relief. As he approaches the man's house, he fears making Soraya a widow. While he waits, he eats grapes from bowl, his last solid food for months.
The mysterious man appears, wearing the same clothes he wore to the soccer match, still with flecks of the couple's blood. He rips Amir's fake beard away, scoffing at such a disguise. The executions, he explains, exist as an example to the public. IT proves an effective means of public education. The man continues, bragging of the Hazara Massacre in 1998 and calling America a "whore" for her indulgences and support of the Taliban's enemies. Furthermore, he calls leaving Afghanistan during troubled times treason, referring directly to Amir and Baba.
After this speech, the man.....
