About "A Chip of Glass Ruby.."

The first thing that seemed interesting is the title of the story.The author did not make any fault in giving such a picturasque tiltle.In my point of view,Mrs. Bamjee is being compared to "A Chip of Glass Ruby,"a precious stone.This is because Mrs. Bamjee,a typical ordinary Muslim woman who takes care of her all family members,and also involvs her in a hardcore protest against a hierarchy government in favor of the native people in the mean time.That is why Dr. Abdul Khan mentioned her "A wonderful woman" although nothing seemed to her like that.   (pg-2,prgph-1,line no.-13,17-19.)



The story was easy to comprehend,yet it gets confusing to me when Mrs. Bamjee said,"Not long now."(line-10,pg-2,prgph-1.)


Question:
          # Who are Mr. Bamjee's own children?
          # What does "stamped her own chillies." mean?(line-5,pg-9,prgph-2)


Interpretation:
            Sometimes we have to face great challenges in our life.I would like to identify it as a moral conflict.Well, nothing can guarantee that we can not avoid these conflicts from arising,and often these turn out to be terrible.It appears to be deciding between a good & a good;it's not simple that we can choose both,but whatever we do,we are going to be neglecting something that is really important.However,Mrs. Bamjee has been proving her ethics wonderfully woman through her responsibilities to her family and humanities.