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been  taking  her  into  his  bed  at  night。  Esther;  who  was  quietly  and  proudly

sitting in a corner of the kitchen; swallowed what she was chewing and stood。

“Make  her  happiness  your  foremost  concern;”  she  said。  “Recognize  her

worth。”

In  my  thoughts  I  heard  the  lute  I’d  heard  on  the  street  the  first  day  I’d

e to Istanbul。 More than sadness; there was vigor in its melody。 I heard the

melody of that music again later; in the half…darkened room where my Enishte

lay in his white nightgown; as the Imam Effendi married us。

Because  Hayriye  had  furtively  aired  out  the  room  beforehand  and  placed

the oil lamp in a corner so its light was dimmed; one could scarcely tell that

my Enishte was sick let alone dead。 Thus; he served as Shekure’s legal guardian

during  the  ceremony。  My  friend  the  barber;  along  with  a  know…it…all

neighborhood elder; served as witnesses。 Before the ceremony ended with the

hopeful  blessings  and  advice  of  the  preacher  and  the  prayers  of  all  in

attendance; a nosy old man; concerned about the state of my Enishte’s health;

was about to lower his skeptical head toward the deceased; but as soon as the

preacher pleted the ceremony; I leapt from my spot; grabbed my Enishte’s

rigid hand and shouted at the top of my voice:

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“Put your worries to rest; my sir; my dear Enishte。 I’ll do everything within

my power to care for Shekure and her children; to see they’re well clothed and

well fed; loved and untroubled。”

Next;  to  suggest  that  my  Enishte  was  trying  to  whisper  to  me  from  his

sickbed; I carefully and respectfully pressed my ear to his mouth; pretending to

listen  to  him  intently  and  wide…eyed;  as  young  men  do  when  an  elder  they

respect  offers  one  or  two  words  of  advice  distilled  from  an  entire  lifetime;

which  they  then  imbibe  like  some  magic  elixir。  The  Imam  Effendi  and  the

neighborhood  elder  appeared  to  appreciate  and  approve  of  the  loyalty  and

eternal devotion I showed my father…in…law。 I hope that nobody still thinks I

had a hand in his murder。

I announced to the wedding guests still in the room that the afflicted man

wished  to  be  left  alone。  They  abruptly  began  to  leave;  passing  into  the  next

room where the men had gathered to feast on Hayriye’s pilaf and mutton (at

this point I could scarcely distinguish the smell of the corpse from the aroma

of thyme; cumin and frying lamb)。 I stepped into the wide hallway; and like

some  morose  patriarch  roaming  absentmindedly  and  wistfully  through  his

own  house;  I  opened  the  door  to  Hayriye’s  room;  paying  no  mind  to  the

women who were horrified to have a man in their midst; and gazing sweetly at

Shekure; whose eyes beamed with bliss to see me; said:

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