He shook his head, but I kept flattering him, telling him how fine his beard was, how fair his skin was (ha! ), how it was obvious from his nose and forehead that he wasn't some pig herd who had converted, but a true-blue Muslim who had flown here on a magic carpet all the way from Mecca, and he grunted with satisfaction Aravind Adiga
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I don't know whether I was trying to flatter him or whether he was just plain deluded, but I told him that his beard was very fine, that he had the most beautiful skin I had ever seen, and that it was very obvious from his nose and forehead that he was not some pig herd who had converted, but a true-blue Muslim who had flown here on a magic carpet all the way from Mecca. He grunted with satisfaction.

Source: The White Tiger

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