Thousand splendid suns (page 40)

At that point what would i be able to do? God, in His intelligence, has given us every shortcoming, and premier among my many is that I am weak to deny you, Mariam jo," he stated, tapping her cheek with one ligament finger.

Be that as it may, later, when he introduced Nana, she dropped the blade with which she was cutting onions. "What for?"

"On the off chance that the young lady needs to learn, let her, my dear. Give the young lady a chance to have a training."

"Learn? Realize what, Mullah sahib?" Nana said pointedly. "What is there to realize?" She snapped her eyes toward Mariam.