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r； as he used to know her。 And besides； what might not have happened to her in these eight years？
The marriage…pipes sounded； and the mild autumn sun streamed round us。 But Rahmun sat in the little Calcutta lane； and saw before him the barren mountains of Afghanistan。
I took out a bank…note； and gave it to him； saying： 〃Go back to your own daughter； Rahmun； in your own country； and may the happiness of your meeting bring good fortune to my child！〃
Having made this present； I had to curtail some of the festivities。 I could not have the electric lights I had intended； nor the military band； and the ladies of the house were despondent at it。 But to me the wedding feast was all the brighter for the thought that in a distant land a long…lost father met again with his only child。
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