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....after dinner they went out shopping,  aslam bought for himself all that he needed,  He paid for his shopping  not letting jhinga pay for him, , jhinga curiously  asked aslam if he planned to cook for himself,  smiled aslam nodding  he was  going to cook for them as long as he stayed with him,  but who remains a guest after buying all that to run the kitchen in a most amiable manner talking to each other  they reached home,   if that one room living could be called so, , taking out a bundle from his   old metal  box jhinga declared he was off to work and aslam could take a rest,  aslam surprised asked what kind of job he did at night,  jhinga explained he worked during the daytime too but at night it was more  profitable  and laughing he opened the door  turning to ask if he would be disturbing his sleep when he returned home around midnight, else he could lock him up from outside ,  but aslam was used to stay up till  small hours but laughing suggested it was better he locked him in or he could steal  his things in his absence and  be a robber , his suggestion was so hilarious that  jhinga exploded in loud guffaw, was there anything in that room aslam thought was worth stealing,  aslam explained for robbers even a suitcase was worth stealing,  jhinga went out rolling with spontaneous laughter  without putting the lock on the  door