You can’t blame her,’ said Amit. ‘After a life so full of tragedy anyone would become hard.”What tragedy?’ asked Mrs. Chatterji.’Well, when she was four,’ said Amit, ‘her mother slapped her–it was quite traumatic–and then things went on in that vein. When she was twelve she came in second in an exam…It hardens you.

You can’t blame her,’ said Amit. ‘After a life so full of tragedy anyone would become hard.”What tragedy?’ asked Mrs. Chatterji.’Well, when she was four,’ said Amit, ‘her mother slapped her–it was quite traumatic–and then things went on in that vein. When she was twelve she came in second in an exam…It hardens you.

– Vikram Seth –

A Suitable Boy

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