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heard that you haven’t written even a single line of my father’s book。 Don’t get

your hopes up without first pleting that manuscript。

Letter in hand; he glared accusingly into my eyes; as if all this was my fault。

I’m not fond of these silences in this house。

“There’s  no  longer  any  word  of  her  being  married;  of  her  husband

returning from the front;” he said。 “Why?”

“How should I know why?” I said。 “I’m not the one who writes the letters。”

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“Sometimes  I  wonder  even  about  that;”  he  said;  handing  back  the  letter

along with fifteen silver。

“Some men grow stingier the more they earn。 You’re not that way;” I said。

There was such an enchanting; intelligent side to this man that despite all

his dark and evil traits; one could see why Shekure would still accept his letters。

“What is this book of Shekure’s father?”

“You know! Our Sultan is funding the whole project they say。”

“Miniaturists are murdering each other over the pictures in that book;” he

said。  “Is  it  for  the  money  or—God  forbid—because  the  book  desecrates  our

religion? They say one glance at its pages is enough to bring on blindness。”

He said all this; smiling in such a way that I knew I shouldn’t take any of it

seriously。 Even if it were a matter to take to heart; at the very least; there was

nothing for him to take seriously about me taking the matter seriously。 Like

many  of  the  men  who  depended  on  my  services  as  a  letter  courier  and

mediator; Hasan lashed out at me when his pride was hurt。 I; as part of my

job; pretended to be upset to hearten him。 Maidens; on the contrary; hugged

me and cried when their feelings were hurt。

“You’re  an  intelligent  woman;”  said  Hasan  in  order  to  soothe  my  pride;

which he believed he’d injured。 “Deliver this posthaste。 I’m curious about that

fool’s response。”

For a moment; I felt like saying; “Black is not so foolish。” In such situations;

making  rival  suitors  jealous  of  each  other  will  earn  Esther  the  matchmaker

more money。 But I was afraid he’d have a sudden tantrum。

“You  know  the  Tatar  beggar  at  the  end  of  the  street?”  I  said。  “He’s  very

vulgar; that one。”

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