from previous-

-he  had  seen  munir  shami  for  the  first time  in a  hotel  where  they  sat  on adjoning  tables  , munir  was  eating his meat  chops  and  having  tea  and  crying,  though  strangers  hatim  tai"s  nerve  of  kindness  tickled  him to  get  up  and  approach  the  man  in pain, asking  him if  there  was  something  troubling  him, if  it  was  the  meat  chop, but  munir  replied  they  were  the  best  , the  tea  then  , which  also  was  perfect , was  it  his  teeth  paining  , nothing  wrong  with his  teeth    then hatim  got  even more  curious   to  find  out  what  was  the  reason  of  crying  of  the  man  eating  meat  chops  , the  man  was  in love