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wouldn’t be able to scare him。

“Of the two of us; you’re the one with more hope and the one with more

sadness;”  I  said。  “I’m  just  struggling  not  to  be  unhappy  and  to  protect  my

children; whereas you’re stubbornly trying to prove yourself。 It’s not because

you love me。”

He went on at length about how much he loved me; how he always thought

only of me in desolate caravansaries; on barren mountains and during snowy

nights。  If  he  hadn’t  said  these  things;  I  would’ve  awakened  the  children  and

returned  to  my  former  husband’s  house。  Because  I  had  the  urge;  I  said  the

following:

“Sometimes it seems that my former husband might return at any time。 It’s

not  that  I  fear  being  caught  in  the  middle  of  the  night  with  you  or  being

caught  by  the  children;  I’m  afraid  that  as  soon  as  we  embrace  he’ll  e

knocking on the door。”

We  heard  the  wailing  of  cats  fighting  for  their  lives  just  outside  the

courtyard  gate。  This  was  followed  by  a  long  silence。  I  thought  I  might  sob。  I

could  neither  set  my  candle  holder  down  on  the  end  table  nor  turn  around

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and head to my room to be with my sons。 I told myself that I wouldn’t leave

this room until I was absolutely convinced that Black had nothing whatsoever

to do with my father’s death。

“You belittle us;” I said to Black。 “You’ve grown haughty since you married

me。 You clearly looked down on us because my husband was missing; and now

that my father’s been killed you find us even more pitiful。”

“My respected Shekure;” he said cautiously。 It pleased me that he’d begun

this  way。  “You  yourself  know  that  none  of  this  is  true。  I’d  do  anything  for

you。”

“Then get out of bed; and wait with me on your feet。”

Why had I said that I was waiting?

“I  cannot;”  he  said;  and  in  embarrassment;  gestured  to  the  quilt  and  his

nightgown。

He  was  right;  but  it  annoyed  me  anyway  that  he  wasn’t  heeding  my

request。

“Before my father was murdered; you entered this house cowering like a cat

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