“Give the loan to my husband. He handles the money. I’ve never touched any and I don’t want to,” said a third. “I wouldn’t know what to do with money,” said a woman who sat closest to me but averted her eyes. “No, no, not me. We have no use for money,” said an elderly woman. “We have all had enough trouble with dowry payments and we don’t want another fight with our husbands. Professor, we just don’t want to get into more trouble.”

