Emma's aid-worker friends, who smiled away her defiance and flamboyant clothes in the name of English eccentricity, were becoming increasingly concerned that she had crossed the line between idealism and partisanship.

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"I couldn't speak any English, " said Suzie, whose real name is being withheld to protect her identity.

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