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ChArACters oF the PlAy



        AMIN                                A boy of nine years in Act I, Scene 1
                                            Twelve years in Act I, Scene 2
                                            A man of twenty-five in Act II
        HALIMA                              His foster-mother
        TALIB                               His uncle
        MUTAL                               His grandfather
        KARIMA                              His aunt, Talib’s wife
        ALI                                 His cousin, a little older
        TEJA                                A wealthy and distinguished woman, older than
                                            Amin, and whose business manager he becomes,
                                            afterwards his wife.
        JOHLA                               Teja’s maid
        HUMADAN                             Teja’s uncle, an old man
        Three Boys                          Playfellows of Amin
        Shawl seller                        Customer
        Woman fruit seller                  Boy
        Rich Man                            Slave-merchant
        Three Slave-girls                   Dancing Girl
        Two Accompanists                    Medium
        Young Man                           Woman in Mourning
        Palmist                             Young Woman
        Wayfarer                            Two Priests
        Police Officer                      Soldier
        Maid                                Woman Artist
        Two men with gifts                  Twelve Travellers
        Two Inhabitans                      Four Companions of Amin
        The Chief of Yemen                  Chief's Colleague
        Constable                           The Sheriff of Mecca
        Four Governors                      Envoy of Hedjaz



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