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and firewood shop of the Old Caravansary Bazaar; which were shutting down

one by one for the night; I slowed my pace and carefully examined the casks;

cloth sheets; carrots and jars in the warm shops lit by oil lamps。

My  Enishte’s  street  (I  still  couldn’t  say  “Shekure’s  street”  let  alone  “my

street”)  appeared  even  stranger  and  more  distant  after  my  two…day  absence。

But  the  joy  of  being  reunited  safe  and  sound  with  my  Shekure;  and  the

thought  that  I’d  be  able  to  enter  my  beloved’s  bed  tonight—since  the

murderer  was  as  good  as  caught—made  me  feel  so  intimate  with  the  whole

world  that  upon  seeing  the  pomegranate  tree  and  the  repaired  and  closed

shutters;  I  had  to  restrain  myself  from  shouting  like  a  farmer  hollering  to

someone across a stream。 When I saw Shekure; I wanted the first words out of

my mouth to be; “We know who the wretched murderer is!”

I opened the courtyard gate。 I’m not sure if it was from the squeak of the

gate;  the  carefree  way  the  sparrow  drank  water  from  the  well  bucket;  or  the

darkness of the house; but with the wolflike prescience of a man who’d lived

alone  for  twelve  years;  I  understood  at  once  that  nobody  was  home。  Even

bitterly realizing that one’s been left to his own devices; one will still open and

close all of the doors; the cabis and even lift the lids of pots; and that’s just

what I did。 I even looked inside the chests。

366

In this silence; the only sound I heard was the thudding of my own racing

heart。 Like an old man who’s done everything he will ever do; I felt consoled

when I abruptly girded my sword; which I’d kept hidden at the bottom of the

most  out  of  the  way  chest。  It  was  this  ivory…handled  sword  which  always

provided  me  with  inner  peace  and  balance  during  all  those  years  I  worked

with the pen。 Books; which we mistake for consolation; only add depth to our

sorrow。

I  went  down  to  the  courtyard。  The  sparrow  had  flown  away。  As  if

abandoning  a  sinking  ship;  I  left  the  house  to  the  silence  of  an  impending

darkness。

My heart; now more confident; told me to run and find them。 I ran; but I

slowed through crowded places and the mosque courtyards where dogs picked

up my trail and joyously followed; anticipating some kind of amusement。

367

I AM ESTHER

I was putting lentil soup on the boil for our evening meal when Nesim said;

“There’s a visitor at the door。” I replied; “Make sure the soup do

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