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in the dark; still holding the candle in one hand; I took his velvety tongue into

my mouth; and my tears; my hair; my nightgown; my trembling and even his

body  were  full  of  wonder。  Warming  my  nose  against  his  hot  cheek  was  also

pleasant;  but  this  timid  Shekure  restrained  herself。  As  I  was  kissing  him;  I

didn’t  let  myself  go  or  drop  the  candle;  but  thought  of  my  father;  who  was

watching me; and of my former husband; and my children asleep in bed。

“There’s somebody in the house;” I shouted。 I pushed Black away and went

out into the hall。

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I AM CALLED BLACK

Silent  and  unseen;  under  cover  of  early  morning  darkness;  I  left  like  a  guilty

houseguest and walked tirelessly through the muddy backstreets。 At Bayazid; I

performed  my  ablution  in  the  courtyard;  entered  the  mosque  and  prayed。

Inside;  there  was  no  one  but  the  Imam  Effendi  and  an  old  man  who  could

sleep  as  he  prayed—a  talent  only  rarely  achieved  after  a  lifetime  of  practice。

You  know  how  there  are  moments  in  our  sleepy  dreams  and  sad  memories

when  we  feel  Allah  has  taken  notice  of  us  and  we  pray  with  the  hopeful

anticipation  of  one  who’s  managed  to  thrust  a  petition  into  the  Sultan’s

hand:  Thus  did  I  beg  Allah  to  grant  me  a  cheerful  home  filled  with  loving

people。

When I’d reached Master Osman’s house; I knew that within a week’s time

he’d gradually usurped my late Enishte’s place in my thoughts。 He was more

contrary and more distant; but his belief in manuscript illumination was more

profound。 He resembled an introspective elderly dervish more than the great

master   who’d   kicked   up   tempests   of   fear;   awe   and   love   among   the

miniaturists for so many years。

As  we  traveled  from  the  master’s  house  to  the  palace—he  mounted  on  a

horse  and  hunched  slightly;  I  on  foot  and  likewise  hunched  forward—we

must’ve  recalled  the  elderly  dervish  and  aspiring  disciple  in  those  cheap

illustrations that acpany old fables。

At the palace; we found the mander of the Imperial Guard and his men

even  more  eager  and  ready  than  we。  Our  Sultan  was  certain  that  once  we’d

looked at the three masters’ horse drawings this morning we could; in a trice;

determine who among them was the accursed murderer; and so; He’d ordered

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