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intended to light a candle; but succeeded only in burning his hand。 He let out

a  howl。  All  the  while  licking  the  burn;  he  finally  lit  the  candle  and  placed  it

beside  a  folding  worktable。  He  produced  a  reed  pen  from  its  case;  dipped  it

into an inkwell and began furiously writing on a small piece of paper。 I sensed

his  pleasure  at  my  watching  him;  and  to  show  that  I  wasn’t  afraid;  I  smiled

exaggeratedly。

“Who is this Hanged Jew; you must know?” he asked。

“Just  beyond  these  houses  there’s  a  yellow  one。  They  say  that  Moshe

Hamon; the beloved doctor of the previous Sultan and the wealthiest of men;

had for years hidden his Jewish mistress from Amasya and her brother there。

Years ago in Amasya; on the eve of Passover; when a Greek youth supposedly

”disappeared‘ in the Jeed that he’d been strangled

so unleavened bread could be made from his blood。 When false witnesses were

brought  forward;  an  execution  of  Jews  began;  however;  the  Sultan’s  beloved

doctor  helped  this  beautiful  woman  and  her  brother  escape;  and  hid  them

with the permission of the Sultan。 After the Sultan died; His enemies couldn’t

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find  the  beautiful  woman;  but  they  hanged  her  brother;  who’d  been  living

alone。“

“If Shekure doesn’t wait for my brother to e back from the front; they’ll

punish her;” said Hasan; handing me the letters。

No  anger  or  wrath  could  be  seen  on  his  face;  just  the  misfortune  and

sorrow particular to the love…stricken。 I suddenly saw in his eyes how fast love

had  aged  him。  The  money  he’d  begun  to  earn  working  in  customs  hadn’t

made him more youthful at all。 After all his offended grimaces and threats; it

dawned on me that he might once again ask me how Shekure could be won

over。  But  he’d  e  so  close  to  being  thoroughly  evil  that  he  could  no

longer ask。 Once one accepts evil—and rejection in love is a significant cause

for doing so—cruelty folloe afraid of my thoughts and that

terrible red sword the boys talked about; which severed whatever it touched;

in my desperation to leave; in a near frenzy; I stumbled outside onto the street。

This was how I fell unwitting victim to the curses of the Tatar beggar。 But I

immediately pulled myself together。 I softly dropped a small stone I’d picked

off the ground into his handkerchief and said; “There you go; mangy Tatar。”

Without  laughing;  I  watched  his  hand  reach  hopefully  for  the  stone  he

thought  was  a  coin。  Ignoring  his  curses;  I  headed  toward  one  of  my

“daughters;” whom I’d married off to a good husband。

That sweet “daughter” of mine served me a piece of spinach pie; a leftover;

but still crisp。 For the afternoon meal she was preparing lamb stew in a sauce

heavy with beaten eggs and spiced with sour plum; just the way I like it。 So as

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