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“There’s nothing else left to do;” said Black dishonorably。

Of course; it wasn’t artistry but beautiful Shekure that was his sole source

of  happiness。  I  removed  the  bloodstained  dagger  from  Black’s  bleeding  nose

and  raised  it  over  his  head  like  the  sword  of  an  executioner  preparing  to

behead a condemned man。

“If I so desired; I could cut off your head this instant;” I said; announcing

what  was  already  apparent。  “But  I’m  prepared  to  spare  you  for  the  sake  of

Shekure’s  children  and  her  happiness。  Be  good  to  her  and  don’t  act  crudely

and ignorantly toward her。 Promise me!”

“I give my word;” he said。

“I hereby grant you Shekure;” I said。

Yet  my  arm  acted  of  its  own  accord;  heedless  of  my  words。  I  drove  the

dagger down upon Black with all my might。

At  the  last  moment;  both  because  Black  moved  and  because  I  altered  the

path  of  my  blow;  the  dagger  struck  his  shoulder;  not  his  neck。  I  watched  in

terror; the deed enacted by my arm alone。 Once I removed the dagger; sunk to

its handle in Black’s flesh; the spot bloomed a pure red。 What I’d done both

frightened  and  shamed  me。  But  if  I  went  blind  on  the  ship;  perhaps  on  the

Arabian  seas;  I  knew  that  I  could  not  then  take  revenge  upon  any  of  my

miniaturist brethren。

Stork;  afraid  that  his  turn  had  e;  and  justifiably  so;  fled  into  the

blackened rooms within。 Holding the lamp aloft; I went after him; but soon

grew  frightened  and  turned  back。  My  last  gesture  was  to  kiss  Butterfly;  and

saying  farewell;  to  take  my  leave  of  him。  Since  the  tang  of  blood  had  e

between  us;  I  couldn’t  kiss  him  to  my  heart’s  content。  But  he  noticed  that

tears flowed from my eyes。

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I  left  the  lodge  within  a  kind  of  deathly  silence  punctuated  by  Black’s

moaning。  Nearly  running;  I  fled  the  wet  and  muddy  garden;  the  dark

neighborhood。 The ship that was to take me to Akbar Khan’s workshop would

depart after the morning azan; at that hour the last rowboat would leave for

the ship from Galleon Harbor。 As I ran; tears poured from my eyes。

As I passed through Aksaray like a thief; I could faintly make out the first

light  of  day  on  the  horizon。  Opposite  the  first  neighborhood  fountain  I

encountered; among the side streets; narrow passages and walls; was the stone

house in which I’d spent the night of my first day in Istanbul twenty…five years

ago。 There; through the yawning courtyard gate; I saw once again the well into

which I wished to hurl myself in the middle of the night; tormented by guilt

for having at the age of eleven wet the mattress that a distant relative spread

out for me in a show of kind and generous hospitality。 By the time I reached

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