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“About the wo h the air “As if he believes I can’t find a suitable mate for myself”

Alim’s eyebroere raised now “You really think any woo for you?” he asked

“Alim, Alim,” I cackled “You’ve known me nearly your entire life Have you ever knooave her eyes?”

“Sure Last weekend at the bar That Indian girl, with the cinched waist and the tight little—”

“Come now, Ali at another attractive one alked past us, her heels clacking on the ground

Ali “You talk about them this way all the time—”

“Alim, Alim If you ever want to find a woman to settle doith, you have to learn to woo them,” I told him

“Woo? What is woo?” Aliether above his nose “Don’t just lish words for the fun of it, Rami”

“I would never,” I told hi slyly “Due to my ability to ‘woo,’ as I said, I know that I can have any woman I want in the world”

Ali, he protested, saying, “Sure, you can get anyone in Al-Jarra But it’s because you’re the Sheikh’s son, Rami No other reason You’re a local celebrity, and that’s that If you can’t see that—”

“Ah, but there’s so ether With a sudden lurch of curiosity, I said, “What if we e?”

Alim turned his head away from me Beyond us, atched as an older ht white,a donkey His back was hunched, showing years of hard labor But after giving me a stern look, he saluted me I felt a wave of affection for all of Al-Jarra I felt more self-assured than ever before

“See? Even he wants to date you because you’re the Sheikh’s son,” Alim said