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-she  had  never  asked  for  anything  more  than was  necessary in life, she  never  dreamt  of  big  hmansions  , huge  dowry,  well stocked  ward robes, long  cars , heavy  bank balance  , she  looked  up  with  concern at  her  khala  her  mother  in law  when her  husband  had  laughed  at  her  view  point  , khala  was  not  her  real  aunt  but  merely  a  friend  of  her  mother  who  helped  her  mother  find  a  suitable  match  her  own  son aspiring  to  settle  down abroad  in australia  after  his  schooling  not  properly  trained  for  much  to  earn a  good  decent  living  in his  own country, expecting  to  take  his  bride  with  him who  stayed  back  because  her  mother  realised  it  will be  difficult  to  come  home  to  see  her  , she  had  got  rid  of  her  daughter  on the  pretext  she  was herself  a  mother  in  a  bad  shape  , dying, aging  and  so  the  daughter  was  married  off  to  khal":s  son