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same  time;  forget  that  I’m  the  black  sheep  of  the  crowd。  I  love  the  baklava;

mint candy; marzipan bread and fruit leather of holidays; the pilaf with meat

and  the  tea…cup  pastries  of  circumcision  ceremonies;  drinking  sour…cherry

sherbet  at  celebrations  held  by  the  Sultan  in  the  Hippodrome;  eating

everything  at  weddings;  and  tossing  down  the  sesame;  honey  or  variously

flavored condolence halvas sent by the neighbors at wakes。

I  quietly  slipped  into  the  hallway;  put  on  my  shoes  and  went  downstairs。

Before  I  turned  into  the  kitchen;  I  grew  curious  about  an  odd  noise  ing

through the half…open door of the room next to the stable。 I took a few steps

in that direction and glanced inside to discover that Shevket and Orhan had

tied  up  the  son  of  one  of  the  women  mourners  and  were  in  the  midst  of

painting his face with their late grandfather’s paints and brushes。 “If you try

to escape; we’ll hit you like this;” Shevket said and slapped the boy。

“My dear child; play nice and gentle now; don’t hurt each other; all right?”

I said in a voice as velvety as I could muster。

“Mind your own affairs!” Shevket shouted。

I  noticed  the  small;  frightened;  blond…haired  sister  of  the  boy  they  were

tormenting  standing  beside  them;  and  for  whatever  reason;  I  felt  for  her

pletely。 Forget about it; now; Esther!

In the kitchen; Hayriye peered at me suspiciously。

“I’ve cried myself dry; Hayriye;” I said。 “For God’s sake; pour me a glass of

water。”

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She  did  so;  silently。  Before  I  drank  it;  I  stared  into  her  eyes;  swollen  from

weeping。

“Poor  Enishte  Effendi;  they  say  he  was  already  dead  before  Shekure’s

wedding;” I mented。 “People’s mouths aren’t like bags that can be cinched

up; some even claim there was foul play involved。”

In an exaggerated gesture; she looked down at her toes。 Then she lifted her

head  and  without  looking  at  me  said;  “May  God  protect  us  from  baseless

slander。”

Her first gesture confirmed what I’d said; and moreover the cadence of her

words conveyed that they were spoken under duress—to hide the truth。

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