THE POST OFFICE
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Gaffer
But you aren't a child, and you've no child in the house; why worry then?
Madhav
Oh, but I have brought a child into the house.
Gaffer
Indeed, how so?
Madhav
You remember how my wife was dying to adopt a child?
Gaffer
Yes, but that's an old story; you didn't like the idea.
Madhav
You know, brother, how hard all this getting money in has been. That somebody else's child would sail in and
