A young woman Saeed meets through the preacher. Saeed resolves to avoid the preacher’s daughter upon first seeing her because he feels guilty about how taken he is by her beauty. Despite this, though, he finally has a long conversation with her when she asks him to tell her about his country during a remembrance ceremony for her deceased mother, who was originally from Saeed’s home city. Hamid notes that while Nadia never meets this girl in person, she senses her presence vicariously, because Saeed’s overall mood lifts after he meets her. And when Saeed and Nadia finally part ways, it isn’t long before Saeed falls into a relationship with and marries the preacher’s daughter.