Chapter 22 Summary

Amal's life is reduced to waiting. She ponders Anna's brief entry about Emily returning to England: Is Anna disappointed or relieved? Anna's next entry states Zeinab has assigned young Hasna as her personal maid and wonders if she will one day be as intimate with her as Zeinab is with Mabrouka. Next, Sharif and Anna agree to postpone their honeymoon. Mustafa Kamel has published an article on Urabi Pasha whose tone angers Sharif, although Sharif sees no good coming from the return. Anna's life has settled into a happy pattern. She has learned much from Zeinab and they are growing close, and she is glad to have brought joy into Zeinab's life. Layla guides Anna on social occasions so she will reflect well on Sharif. Anna is shopping to furnish the apartment and is happy for the first time in her own body...