Read the excerpt from iqbal. it was a special morning. when foreign customers arrived, hussain khan couldn't bully us too badly in their presence. he had to convince them that we were treated well. "these are my apprentices," he would say, distributing affectionate pats left and right. "here they learn an honest profession that will assure them a better future, one without hunger and poverty. they're like my own family." in this excerpt, the author uses words to characterize hussain khan as a man who has more customers than he can manage. treats the children well all the time. is dishonest to foreign customers. is providing a better future for the children.