A year or two later her second child, Rafiq, was born, even more
good-looking and winsome than Zafar. His grandfather told his
mother: Till this one begins to run about and can be parted from
you, it will not be wise for you to visit Data Zaidka. She remained
in Daska till Rafiq was almost two years old. Then a close relative
of hers died and she had to go to Data Zaidka on a condolence visit.
Rafiq's grandfather suggested that she should not take him with
her, but she could not reconcile herself to the separation, and the
grandfather let her take him on condition that their visit should not
last longer than a week or ten days.
A couple of days after they arrived at Data Zaidka, Jai Devi
came and repeated her demand, and received the same reply from
Rafiq's mother. On this occasion her father...