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“I’m listening。”

“There are various ways that I might secure a divorce。 False witnesses could

swear that before my husband set out on campaign; they witnessed him grant

me  a  conditional  divorce;  for  example;  that  he’d  pledged  that  if  he  didn’t

return  within  two  years;  I  should  be  considered  free。  Or;  more  simply;  they

might  swear  they’d  seen  my  husband’s  corpse  in  the  field  of  battle;  citing

various  convincing  and  descriptive  details。  But  taking  my  father’s  body  and

the  objections  of  my  in…laws  into  consideration;  to  rely  on  false  witnesses

would  be  an  unsound  way  to  proceed;  as  no  judge  of  any  intelligence  or

caution  would  be  persuaded。  Considering  that  my  husband  left  me  without

alimony  and  hasn’t  returned  from  war  for  four  years;  even  judges  of  our

Hanefi  creed  couldn’t  grant  me  a  divorce。  The  üsküdar  judge;  however;

knowing how the number of women in my situation is increasing each day; is

more sympathetic and so—with a nod from Our Excellency the Sultan and the

Sheikhulislam—the  judge  occasionally  allows  his  proxy  of  the  Shafü  creed  to

rule  in  his  place;  thereby  granting  divorces  left  and  right  to  women  like  me;

including conditions of alimony。 Now; if you can find two witnesses to testify

openly  to  my  predicament;  pay  them  off;  cross  the  Bosphorus  with  them  to

the üsküdar side; arrange for the judge; making certain that his proxy will sit

in for him so the divorce might be granted by virtue of the witnesses; register

the  divorce  in  the  judge’s  ledger;  obtain  a  certificate  testifying  to  the

proceeding;  obtain  written  permission  for  my  immediate  remarriage;  and  if

you can acplish all of this and get back to this side of the Bosphorus by the

afternoon;  then—assuming  no  difficulty  in  finding  a  preacher  who  might

marry us this evening—then; as my husband; you could spend this night with

me and my children。 Thereby; you’ll also spare us a sleepless night of hearing

in every creaking of the house the steps of that devilish murderer。 Moreover;

you’ll  save  me  from  the  wretchedness  of  being  a  poor  unprotected  woman

when we announce the death of my father in the morning。”

“Yes;” said Black with good humor and somewhat childishly。 “Yes。 I agree to

make you mine。”

You  remember  how  only  recently  I  declared  I  didn’t  know  why  I  was

speaking to Black in such a high…handed and insincere manner。 Now I know:

I’ve  e  to  realize  that  only  by  assuming  such  a  tone  might  I  convince

Black—who has yet to outgrow his childhood muddle…headedness—to believe

in the possibility of events that even I have a hard time believing will e to

pass。

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“We have a lot to do in fighting our enemies; those who would obstruct the

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