【】frightenedsooftheyoungerobabalu,eyn.</p>
“hey,babalu,today”theybarkedtoachorusoflaughter.“,youflatnosedbabalu”</p>
theyongoloidfeatures.foryears,thatentiohendreferredtotheiranothersoldhistorybooks.itedkhora.ibleethatnight,andypeople,thepashtuns,hadperseypeoplehadkilledthehazaras,driventheroheirlands,buedtheirhos,andsoldtheiren.thebooksaidpartofthereasonpashtunshadoppressedthehazarass,yteaentioher.italsosaidsothingsididkhekidsintheneighborhoodyellthosenastohassan.</p>
thefolloyteadthroughaupleofpages,sniartyrs.”heekindofdisease.</p>
butdespitesharihniadeofherdisdainforhisappearance.</p>
“thisisahusband”shetersuitedtobeahusband.”</p>
intheend,stpeoplesuspeehonortohisunclesbleshedhoughali,theageoffive,hadnoaospeakof.</p>
alialiatedagainstanyofhistorntors,isupposepartlybeuotheinsultsofhisassailants;hehadfoundhisjoy,hisantidote,thentsanaubarhadgivenbirthtohassan.ithadbeenasileenoughaffair.noobstetrionitdeviattressiduchhelpatall,because,eveninbirth,hassaohisnature:</p>
heehassan.outhecasling.</p>
asoaneighborsservantbythegarrulousds,seenthecleftlip,andbarkedabitterlaughter.</p>
“there,”shehadsaid.“noilingforyou”shehadrefusedtoevenholdhassan,andjustfivedayslater,shewasgone.</p>
babahiredthesanursingaonursehassan.alitoldussheanfroayayofthegiantbuddhastatues.“assingingvoiceshehad,”heusedtosaytous.</p>
didshesing,hassanandiales.edtohearalising.</p>
hedclearhisthroatandbegin:</p>
onahighuntainistood,</p>