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the letter?—yet alluring enough to fire readers’ curiosity—is this the aroma of

attar  or  the  smell  of  her  hand?  And  a  fragrance;  which  was  enough  to

enrapture the poor man who read the letter to me; will surely have the same

effect on Black。

4。  I  am  Esther;  who  knows  neither  how  to  read  nor  write;  but  this  I  do

know: Although the flow of the script and the handwriting seems to say “Alas;

I  am  rushed;  I  am  writing  carelessly  and  without  paying  serious  attention;”

these  letters  that  twitter  elegantly  as  if  caught  in  a  gentle  breeze  convey  the

exact opposite message。 Even her phrase “just now e” when referring to

Orhan;  implying  that  the  letter  was  written  at  that  very  moment;  betrays  a

ploy no less obvious than care taken in each line。

5。  The  picture  sent  along  with  the  letter  depicts  pretty  Shirin  gazing  at

handsome Hüsrev’s image and falling in love; as told in the story that even I;

Esther  the  Jewess;  know  well。  All  the  lovelorn  ladies  of  Istanbul  adore  this

story; but never have I known someone to send an illustration relating to it。

It  happens  all  the  time  to  you  fortunate  literate  people:  A  maiden  who

can’t  read  begs  you  to  read  a  love  letter  she’s  received。  The  letter  is  so

surprising; exciting and disturbing that its owner; though embarrassed at your

being privy to her most intimate affairs; ashamed and distraught; asks you

all the same to read it once more。 You read it again。 In the end; you’ve read the

letter so many times that both of you have memorized it。 Before long; she’ll

take the letter in her hands and ask; “Did he make that statement there?” and

“Did he say that here?” As you point to the appropriate places; she’ll pore over

those passages; still unable to make sense of the words there。 As she stares at

the curvy letters of the words; sometimes I am so moved I forget that I myself

can’t read or write and feel the urge to embrace those illiterate maidens whose

tears fall to the page。

Then there are those truly accursed letter…readers; pray; don’t you turn out

to be like one of them: When the maiden takes the letter in her own hands to

touch it again; desiring to look at it without understanding which words were

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spoken  where;  these  beasts  will  say  to  her;  “What  are  you  trying  to  do?  You

can’t  read;  what  more  do  you  want  to  look  at?”  Some  of  them  won’t  even

return the letter; treating it henceforth as if it belonged to them。 At times; the

task of accosting them and retrieving the letter falls to me; Esther。 That’s the

kind of good woman I am。 If Esther likes you; she’ll e to your aid as well。

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I; SHEKURE

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