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The merchant smiled and said, “There was just this one flaw in your ways,
hajoor. In all other respects, you were a diamond, an absolute diamond.”

“So when will you feed me paan next, Sahuji?

“I’ll attend it at once, hajoor,” the merchant said, placing his hand in his
pocket.

this time Hem Subba took a double helping, and put it in his mouth,

looking very pleased. He ordered the merchant never to come to his
house without bringing some paan. Then he strode towards the jeep that

the merchant had prepared for him to go shopping for his daughter’s
wedding.

by Dr. Dhruba Chandra Gautam (in Nepali), translated by Manjushree Thapa

Glossary

amicable : social, friendly
deign : to do something in a haughty manner
enflame : to cause a strong feeling like anger or excitement
doomed : certain to suffer or be damaged
flaw : weakness, mistake
hinder : to get in way of
renunciation : a rejection of denial to something
replenish : to fill with something up again
resplendent : having a very bright beautiful appearance
stammer : to speak with hesitations and repetitions

2.1. Circle the odd word out.

a. paan cardamom cloves liquor

b. gold jeep silver steel
c. short ordinary stupid healthy

d. plate eyeglasses watch gold chain
e. pleasant polite calm enflamed

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