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2、,oneafteranotherafteranother,untilfinallythelooked-forsonarrived,leavingNawabwithacompletesetoftwelvegirls,rangingfromtoddlertoageeleven,andoneoddpiece.IfhehadbeengovernorofthePunjab,theirdowrieswouldhavebeggaredhim.Foranelectricianandmechanic,nomatterho
3、wlight-fingered,thereseemednoquestionofmarryingthemalloff.Nomoneylenderinhisrightmindwould,atanyrateofinterest,advanceasufficientsumtobuythenecessaryitemsforeachdaughter:beds,adresser,trunks,electricfans,dishes,sixsuitsofclothesforthegroom,sixforthebride
4、,perhapsatelevision,andonandonandon. Anothermanmighthavethrownuphishands—butnotNawabdin.Thedaughtersactedasaspurtohisgenius,andhelookedwithsatisfactioninthemirroreachmorningatthefaceofawarriorgoingouttodobattle.Nawabofcourseknewthathemustproliferatehiss
5、ourcesofrevenue—thesalaryhereceivedfromK.K.Harounifortendingthetubewellswouldnotevenbegintosuffice.Hesetupaone-roomflourmill,runoffacondemnedelectricmotor—condemnedbyhim.Hetriedhishandatfish-farminginapondattheedgeofoneofhismaster’sfields.Heboughtbrokenr
6、adios,fixedthem,andresoldthem.Hedidnotdemurevenwhenaskedtofixwatches,althoughthatenterprisedidspectacularlybadly,andearnedhimmorekicksthankudos,fornowatchhetookaparteverkepttimeagain. K.K.HarounilivedmostlyinLahoreandrarelyvisitedhisfarms.Whenevertheold
7、mandidvisit,Nawabwouldplacehimselfnightanddayatthedoorleadingfromtheservants’sittingareaintothewalledgroveofancientbanyantreeswheretheoldfarmhousestood.Grizzled,hispeculiaraviatorglassesbentandsmudged,Nawabtendedthehouseholdmachinery,theair-conditioners,
8、waterheaters,refrigerators,andpumps,likeanengineertendingtheboilersonafounderingsteamerinanAtlanticgale.Byhissuperhumanefforts,healmostmanagedtomaintainK.K.Harouniinthesamemechanicalcocoon,cooledandbathedandlightedandfed,t