"I'm sorry to have used Mr. Merriweather as a ruse, but I didn't know if you'd meet with me," he said."Of course I'd have met with you. You're my fost...r dad. You went with me to get my driver's license. You were there for me when my parents died and when I went through that baby scare. You were there for me every day." Yes, but then we forgave Lucinda for what she said and did, too. She's my daughter. I love her. I forgive her all her sins. But I'll never forget the terrible things she said. " She paused for a moment, then went on. "He said, 'Now this is a nice respectable place, so we don't want to cause a scene, okay? So I want you to come, and come hard, but not be obvious about it. No one should notice. Quick and hard and dirty, okay, baby?' That's what he said. And I said no, I said I couldn't do it, it would be impossible, and I was begging him, but that just made him happier, the bastard. 'Do it,' he said. 'Do it now.' And of course I did." "Jesus!" Paul said. "How. Ami jeno kichu bujte parlam, ami chere dilam r beriye porlam, prochodo lojja pachhilo khub karap o lagchilo jibone prothom chudlam tao kakimake 2din kono katha holo na.Ekdin sokale kakima amake eka deke bollo ratrire club theke bari ferar somy or barite duke porte,ami raji hoye gelam,,sondyer somay club e berobar somay make bollam club e feast ache firte anek rat hobe amake kakima bole chilo 11tar por aste bari firte gele kakimar bari agye porbe jai hok ami club e 11ta porjonto opekka kkore. She waves the razor in front of my eyes, before dipping it once more in the water. ‘How many times had I told you?’ she says, shaking her head. I was growing impatient to discover what she was talking about. Sighing, she continues, each stroke of the razor a dagger driving deep into my heart. ‘Andrew explained that you were everything that he needed. Oh, at first I thought he was going to tell me that he was going to marry you and that our arrangement was through. I was so shocked when he told.