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sites on Acrobats Street and the Falconers Arcade that led into the square with

the  Blind  Haji  Fountain;  and  thus  I  knew  we  weren’t  heading  toward  the

house   of   Shekure’s   late   father   at   all;   but   to   some   other;   mysterious

destination。

There was no telling what Hasan would do if angered; and I knew Black had

found  another  place  to  hide  his  family  from  him—and  from  that  devil  of  a

murderer。 If I could’ve made out where that place was; I would tell you; now;

and Hasan tomorrow morning—not out of spite; but because I’m convinced

that Shekure will again want to have Hasan’s interest。 But Black; intelligent as

he was; no longer trusted me。

We  were  walking  down  a  dark  street  behind  the  slave  market  when  a

motion of cries and wails erupted at the far end of the street。 We heard

the  sounds  of  a  scuffle;  and  I  recognized  with  fear  the  clamorous  start  of  a

fight: the clash of axes; swords and sticks and the bellow of bitter pain。

Black handed his own large sword to one of his most trusted men; forcibly

took  the  dagger  from  Shevket;  causing  the  boy  to  cry;  and  had  the  barber’s

apprentice and two other men move Shekure; Hayriye and the children a safe

distance away。 The theology student told me he’d take me home by way of a

shortcut; that is; he didn’t let me stay with the others。 Was this a twist of fate

or some cunning attempt to keep secret the whereabouts of their hideout?

There was a shop; which I understood to be a coffeehouse; at the end of this

narrow street we were passing down。 Perhaps the swordfight stopped as soon

as it’d begun。 Crowds of men were hooting as they entered and left; at first I

thought they were looting; but no; they were destroying the coffeehouse。 They

carefully  took  out  all  of  the  ceramic  cups;  brass  pots;  glasses  and  low  tables

under  the  light  of  the  torches  of  the  onlookers  and  destroyed  them  all  as  a

warning。 They roughed up a man who tried to stop them; but he was able to

get away。 Originally; I thought their target was only coffee; as they themselves

claimed。 They were condemning its ill effects; how it harmed the sight and the

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stomach; how it dulled the intellect and caused men to lose their faith; how it

was the poison of the Franks and how Exalted Muhammad had turned down

coffee  even  though  it  was  offered  to  him  by  a  beautiful  woman—Satan  in

disguise。 It was as if this were the theatrics for a night of instruction in moral

etiquette; and if I finally made it home; I thought I might even scold Nesim;

warning him not to drink too much of that poison。

Since  there  ing  houses  and  cheap  inns  nearby;  a

curious crowd formed in no time; made up of idle wanderers; homeless men

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