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he  decides  to  find  out  if  the  girl  was  really  as  good  as    was  being  discussed,  he  rings  her  up, the mother  answers  the  phone, he  recognises  the  voice  and  asks  in a  very  well  practised  nasal  female  voice   to  call  sherzad  , thinking  it  was  the  girl's  friend  mother  calls  her  daughter  who  begins  to  lecture  him in abusive  tones, definitely  there  was  some  misunderstanding  , it  was  his  first  phone  call to her,  but  if  this  is  how  she  speaks  what  is  he  going  to  do , how  long  can someone   appreciate  beauty  without  goodness