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“This is by Bihzad;” the aging master said twenty years ago as we examined

the  book  I  held  in  my  trembling  hands。  His  face  was  illuminated  not  by  the

nearby candle; but by the pleasure of observation itself。 “This is so Bihzad that

there’s no need for a signature。”

Bihzad  was  so  well  aware  of  this  fact  that  he  didn’t  hide  his  signature

anywhere  in  the  painting。  And  according  to  the  elderly  master;  there  was  a

sense of embarrassment and a feeling of shame in this decision of his。 Where

there is true art and genuine virtuosity the artist can paint an inparable

masterpiece without leaving even a trace of his identity。

Fearing for my life; I murdered my unfortunate victim in an ordinary and

crude  manner。  As  I  returned  to  this  fire…ravaged  area  night  after  night  to

ascertain whether I’d left behind any traces that might betray me; questions of

style increasingly arose in my head。 What was venerated as style was nothing

more than an imperfection or flaw that revealed the guilty hand。

I could’ve located this place even without the brilliance of the falling snow;

for this spot; razed by fire; was where I’d ended the life of my panion of

twenty…five years。 Now; snow covered and erased all the clues that might have

been  interpreted  as  signature;  proving  that  Allah  concurred  with  Bihzad  and

me  on  the  issue  of  style  and  signature。  If  we  actually  mitted  an

unpardonable  sin  by  illustrating  that  book—as  that  half…wit  had  maintained

four  days  ago—even  if  we  had  done  so  unawares;  Allah  wouldn’t  have

bestowed this favor upon us miniaturists。

That  night;  when  Elegant  Effendi  and  I  came  here;  the  snow  hadn’t  yet

begun to fall。 We could hear the howling of mongrels echo in the distance。

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“Pray; for what reason have we e here?” the unfortunate one had asked。

“What do you plan to show me out here at this late hour?”

“Just ahead lies a well; twelve paces beyond which I’ve buried the money

I’ve been saving for years;” I said。 “If you keep everything I’ve explained to you

secret; Enishte Effendi and I will see that you are happily rewarded。”

“Am I to understand that you admit you knew what you were doing from

the beginning?” he said in agitation。

“I admit it;” I lied obligingly。

“You  acknowledge  the  picture  you’ve  made  is  in  fact  a  desecration;  don’t

you?”  he  said  innocently。  “It’s  heresy;  a  sacrilege  that  no  decent  man  would

have  the  gall  to  mit。  You’re  going  to  burn  in  the  pits  of  Hell。  Your

suffering and pain will never diminish—and you’ve made me an acplice。”

As I listened to him; I sensed with horror how his words had such strength

and gravity that; willingly or not; people would heed them; hoping that they

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