| 1 | But the dominant figure is the widow and grandmother, Maryam. | |
| 2 | I was also facing life newly widowed. | |
| 3 | But you will forget the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood you will no longer remember. | |
| 4 | Mr Read lives alone in the lonely village, but he is never lonely. | |
| 5 | Widows would sell the shirts and make a little money. |