marrying you。”
His narrow nose; dark eyes and broad shoulders resemble me more than his
father。 Occasionally; I feel guilty that I wasn’t able to pass on to my children
their father’s high; broad forehead。
“Go on then; play ”swordsman‘ with your brother。“
BA:
You want to harm someone。 For example; you want to slander a
woman。 So; you’ll say that such…and…such woman is mitting
adultery or that such…and…such pasha is pilfering wine by the jug。 I
dreamed it; you’ll say。 In this fashion; even if they don’t believe you; the
mere mention of the sinful deed is almost never forgotten。
DJIM:
You want something; but you don’t even know what it is。 So; you’ll
describe a confusing dream。 Your friends or family will immediately
interpret the dream and tell you what you need or what they can do for
you。 For example; they’ll say: You need a husband; a child; a house…
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“Can we use father’s old sword?”
“Yes。”
For some time; I gazed at the ceiling; listening to the sounds of the boys’
swords striking each other; as I struggled to quell the fear and anxiety that was
brewing within me。 I went down to the kitchen and said to Hayriye: “My
father’s been asking for fish soup for quite some time now。 Maybe I ought to
send you to Galleon Harbor。 Why don’t you take a few strips of that dried
fruit pulp that Shevket likes out of its hiding place and let the kids have some。”
While Shevket was eating in the kitchen; Orhan and I went upstairs。 I lifted
him onto my lap and kissed his neck。
“You’re covered in sweat;” I said。 “What happened here?”
“Shevket hit me with our uncle’s red sword。”
“It’s bruised;” I said and touched the spot。 “Does it hurt? How thoughtless
our Shevket is。 Listen to what I have to say。 You’re very smart and sensitive。 I
have a request to make of you。 If you do what I say; I’ll tell you a secret that I
won’t tell Shevket or anyone else。”
“What is it?”