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“Will you be able to walk back to our house?” I said。 “Shall we have them

bring a horse for you?”

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I  sensed  that  he  would  die  upon  arriving  home  and  I  pitied  him。  Not

because  he  would  die  alone;  but  because  he’d  never  known  any  true

happiness。 I could see from the sorrow and determination in his eyes that he

wished  not  to  be  in  this  strange  house;  and  that  he  actually  wanted  to

disappear  without  being  seen  by  anybody  in  this  horrible  state。  With  some

difficulty; they mounted him on a horse。

During  our  trip  back;  as  we  passed  through  side  streets  clinging  to  our

bundles; the children were at first too frightened to look Black in the face。 But

from astride the slowly ambling horse; Black was still able to describe how he

foiled  the  schemes  of  the  wretched  murderer  who’d  killed  their  grandfather

and how he challenged him to a sword fight。 I could see that the children had

warmed up to him somewhat; and I prayed to Allah: Please; don’t let him die!

When we reached the house; Orhan shouted; “We’re home!” with such joy

I had the intuition that Azrael; the Angel of Death; pitied us and Allah would

grant Black more time。 But I knew from experience that one could never tell

when exalted Allah would take one’s soul; and I wasn’t overly hopeful。

We  helped  Black  down  from  the  horse。  We  brought  him  upstairs;  and

settled  him  into  the  bed  in  my  father’s  room;  the  one  with  the  blue  door。

Hayriye  boiled  water  and  brought  it  upstairs。  Hayriye  and  I  undressed  him;

tearing his clothes and cutting them with scissors; removing the bloodied shirt

stuck to his flesh; his sash; his shoes and his underclothes。 When we opened

the  shutters;  the  soft  winter  sunlight  playing  on  the  branches  in  the  garden

filled  the  room;  reflected  off  the  ewers;  pots;  glue  boxes;  inkwells;  pieces  of

glass and penknives; and illuminated Black’s deathly pale skin; and his flesh…

and sour…cherry…colored wounds。

I soaked pieces of bedding in hot water and rubbed them with soap。 Then I

wiped  clean  Black’s  body;  carefully  as  though  cleaning  a  valuable  antique

carpet;  and  affectionately  and  eagerly  as  though  caring  for  one  of  my  boys。

Without pressing on the bruises that covered his face; without jarring the cut

in his nostril; I cleansed the horrible wound on his shoulder as a doctor might。

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