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and   no…good   mongrels   who’d   snuck   illegally   into   the   city;   and   they

emboldened these enemies of coffee。 It was then I understood that these men

were  the  henchmen  of  Preacher  Nusret  Hoja  of  Erzurum。  They  intended  to

clean up all the dens of wine; prostitution and coffee in Istanbul and punish

severely those who veered from the path of Exalted Muhammad; those who;

for example; used dervish ceremonies as an excuse for belly…dancing to music。

They  railed  against  the  enemies  of  religion;  men  who  collaborated  with  the

Devil;  pagans;  unbelievers  and  illustrators。  I  suddenly  recalled  this  was  the

coffeehouse on whose walls drawings were hung; where religion and the hoja

from Erzurum were maligned and where disrespect knew no bounds。

A  coffee  maker’s  apprentice;  his  face  spattered  with  blood;  emerged  from

inside;  and  I  thought  he  might  collapse;  but  he  wiped  the  blood  from  his

forehead and cheeks with the cuff of his shirt; melded in with our group and

began to watch the raid。 The crowd pulled back a little out of fear。 I noticed

Black  recognize  somebody  and  hesitate。  By  the  way  the  Erzurumis  began  to

collect  together;  I  knew  that  the  Janissaries  or  some  other  band  armed  with

clubs was on its way。 The torches were extinguished and the crowd became a

confused mob。

Black grabbed me by the arm and had the theology student take me away。

“Go  by  way  of  the  backstreets;”  he  said。  “He’ll  see  you  to  your  house。”  The

student wanted to slip away as soon as possible and we were almost running

as we departed。 My thoughts were with Black; but if Esther’s taken out of the

scene; she can’t possibly continue with the story; can she now?

380

I AM A WOMAN

I can hear your objections already: “My dear Storyteller Effendi; you might be

able to imitate anyone or anything; but never a woman!” Yet I beg to differ。

True; I’ve wandered from city to city; imitating everything into the wee hours

of  the  night  at  weddings;  festivals  and  coffeehouses  until  my  voice  gave  out;

and  thus  it  was  never  my  lot  to  marry;  but  this  doesn’t  mean  I’m

unacquainted with womenfolk。

I  know  women  quite  well;  in  fact;  I’ve  known  four  personally;  seen  their

faces and spoken with them: 1。 my mother; may she rest in eternal peace; 2。

my beloved aunt; 3。 the wife of my brother (he always beat me); who said “Get

out!” on one of those rare occasions when I saw her—she was the first woman

I fell in love with; and 4。 a lady I saw suddenly at an open window in Konya

during my travels。 Despite never having spoken with her; I’ve nursed feelings

of lust toward her for years and still do。 Perhaps; by

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