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Himalaya
Day 27: Lahore
Buffalo-assisted lawn mower, Shalimar Gardens.
He picks a glass up from the table. 'Even a simple thing like this glass. How I hold it. In my right hand, never my left. I should always drink sitting down, never standing up. I should look into the glass as I drink.'
He puts the glass down and looks across the table at me, almost defiantly.
'I do all these things not just because it says so in the Koran, but also because I know they are good for me.'
Tomorrow Azam will become engaged and they will have a big party. He doesn't know when they'll marry. It could be a year, two, or even three years.
'Will you live together until then?'
Both he and Asim shake their heads vehemently.
'Oh, no. No. Sex before marriage is out of the question.'
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Himalaya
- Chapter: Day 27: Lahore
- Country/sea: Pakistan
- Place: Lahore
- Book page no: 60
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