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-she  placed  hot steaming  cup  of  tea  before  him saying  razwana  had  come  with  sambal  and jasim"s  marriage  proposal  in mind  , he  stared  at  the  rising  steam  from the  tea  cup  and  replied  quietly  it  was  a  good  and   decent  family  , known  to  them , jasim"s  father  was   their  uncle  and  they  knew  them  all so  well, sambal  will be  very  comfortable  and  happy  there, but safya  added   razwana  also  wanted  his  proposal  for  her  daughter rwaba, he  stopped  mid  way, tea  cup  still  there  un  touched, he  could  not  agree  to  marry  rwaba