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... that very evening hamid sat with gloria  in a family cabin unwillingly listening to a one sided lecture , uninterested because of gloria herself,  exceptionally beautiful to look at but during conversations she would scowl and purse her lips  as if ready to sneeze, this woman had  killed his interest in women   , in the matter of women his feelings equalled lord byron s strange  feelings of cynical disillusionment

He was doing his best to tolerate her patiently, strict instructions from faridi were clear he was to keep an eye on gloria

What are you thinking she asked him

Did you see any evening newspaper 

I only follow morning newspapers

Last night colnol faridi s car was found on sharnaroad , on the back of. The   front seat a dagger  was stuck  and some blood stains around

Oh, it implies an attack on him but where is he

Faridi,  sighed hamid long and deep i hope to find his dead body somewhere in a  river or drain by late evening