Shri Nathji at last has a haircut. A chair is placed by the side of his bed, and newspapers strewn on the ground around the chair by Priya Nath, who uses an old rusted pair of scissors, which he has preserved over the years, to cut Shri Nathji’s hair. “Gichchee see nikal aati hai!”“The neck stands out thin!”Shri Nathji laughs out loudly for several moments at Priya Nath’s remark. “Gichchee” is the Punjabi word for “neck”. Mateshwari frequently used this phrase whenever the boys had a haircut in Mussoorie during their school days.“Wah, Piyaji! Kamaal ke baal kaate hain! Bilkul angrezon ki tarah!“Wonderful, Piyaji, you have cut the hair magnificently. It looks exactly like that of an Englishman!”