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第7部分(第3页)

“Yet  does  illustrating  in  a  new  way  signify  a  new  way  of  seeing?”  my

grandfather began。 “This is the reason why they’ve murdered that poor gilder

despite the fact that he worked in the old style。 I’m not even certain he’s been

killed;  only  that  he’s  missing。  They’re  illustrating  a  memorative  story  in

verse;  a  Book  of  Festivities;  for  Our  Sultan  by  order  of  the  Head  Illuminator

Master  Osman。  Each  of  the  miniaturists  works  at  his  own  home。  Master

Osman; however; occupies himself at the palace book…arts workshop。 To begin

with; I want you to go there and observe everything。 I worry that the others;

that  is;  the  miniaturists;  have  ended  up  falling  out  with  and  slaying  one

another。  They  go  by  the  workshop  names  that  Head  Illuminator  Master

Osman  gave  them  years  ago: ”Butterfly;“  ”Olive;“  ”Stork‘…You’re  also  to  go

and observe them as they work in their homes。“

Instead  of  heading  downstairs;  I  spun  around。  There  was  a  noise  ing

from  the  next  room  with  the  built…in  closet  where  Hayriye  slept。  I  went  in。

Inside there was no Hayriye; just my mother。 She was embarrassed to see me。

She stood half in the closet。

“Where have you been?” she asked。

But she knew where I’d been。 In the back of the closet there was a peephole

through which you could see my grandfather’s workshop; and if its door were

open; the wide hallway and my grandfather’s bedroom across the hall by the

staircase—if; of course; his bedroom door were open。

“I was with grandfather;” I said。 “Mother; what are you doing in here?”

“Didn’t I tell you that your grandfather had a guest and that you weren’t to

bother them?” She scolded me; but not very loud; because she didn’t want the

guest to hear。 “What were they doing?” she asked afterward; in a sweet voice。

“They  were  seated。  Not  with  the  paints  though。  Grandfather  spoke;  the

other listened。”

“In what manner was he seated?”

I  dropped  to  the  floor  and  imitated  the  guest:  “I’m  a  very  serious  man

now; Mother; look。 I’m listening to my grandfather with knit eyebrows; as if I

were  listening  to  the  birth  epic  being  recited。  I’m  nodding  my  head  in  time

now; very seriously like that guest。”

“Go downstairs;” my mother said; “call for Hayriye at once。”

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She sat down and began writing on a small piece of paper on the writing

board she’d taken up。

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