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father; Hasan or Black; her problem wasn’t finding a husband she could love;

her challenge was to find a father who would love these boys; both of whom

were  wide…eyed  with  fear。  Shekure  was  ready;  with  the  best  of  intentions;  to

love any good husband。

“You’re  seeking  what  you  want  with  your  heart;”  I  said  unthinkingly;

“whereas you need to be making decisions with your mind。”

“I’m prepared to go back to Black immediately with the children;” she said;

“but  I  have  certain  conditions!”  She  fell  quiet。  “He  must  treat  Shevket  and

Orhan y reasons for ing here。 Above all; he

must  abide  by  our  original  conditions  of  marriage—he’ll  know  what  I’m

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talking  about。  He  left  me  all  alone  to  fend  for  myself  last  night  against

murderers; thieves and Hasan。”

“He hasn’t yet found your father’s murderer; but he told me to tell you he

has。”

“Should I go to him?”

Before I could answer; the former father…in…law; who’d long since finished

reading  the  note;  said;  “Tell  Black  Effendi  I  can’t  take  the  responsibility  of

handing over my daughter…in…law without my son being present。”

“Which son?” I said for the sake of being shrewish; but softly。

“Hasan;” he said。 Since he was a man of etiquette; he blushed。 “My oldest

son is on his way back from Persia; there are witnesses。”

“Where’s  Hasan?”  I  asked。  I  ate  two  spoonfuls  of  the  soup  Shekure  had

offered me。

“He  went  to  gather  the  clerks;  porters  and  other  men  of  the  Customs

Office;” he said in the childish manner of decent yet dull men who cannot lie。

“After what the Erzurumis did yesterday; the Janissaries are certain to be on

the streets tonight。”

“We didn’t see anything of the sort;” I said as I walked toward the door。 “Is

this all you have to say?”

I  asked  this  question  of  the  father…in…law  to  intimidate  him;  but  Shekure

knew  full  well  that  I  was  really  addressing  her。  Was  her  head  truly  this

befuddled  or  was  she  hiding  something;  for  example;  was  she  awaiting  the

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