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pit  into  which  he’d  been  cast  by  his  jealous  brothers。  I  quite  enjoy  painting

this scene from the romance of Joseph and Zuleyha; for it reminds us that envy

is the prime emotion in life。

There was a sudden lull。 I sensed their eyes upon me。 Should I cry? I caught

Black’s eye。 That vile scoundrel; he’s peering at us; like someone who’s been

sent here by Enishte Effendi to uncover the truth。

“Who  could’ve  perpetrated  such  a  horrendous  crime?”  cried  the  oldest

brother。 “What kind of heartless beast could’ve slaughtered our brother; our

brother who wouldn’t dare harm an ant?”

He  answered  this  question  with  his  own  tears;  and  I  joined  him;  feigning

grief while I sought my own answer: Who were Elegant’s enemies? If it hadn’t

been me; who else could’ve murdered him? I recalled that some time ago—I

believe  it  was  when  the  Book  of  Skills  was  being  prepared—he  would  get

involved in arguments with certain artists inclined to dismiss the techniques

of the old masters and ruin the pages we illustrators had labored extensively

over;  thus  they  would  spoil  the  borders  with  the  horrid  colors  used  to

embellish more cheaply and quickly。 Who were they? Later; however; rumors

began  to  spread  that  the  enmity  had  arisen  not  for  this  reason;  but  out  of

petition for the affections of a handsome binder’s apprentice who worked

on the ground floor; but this was an old story。 And there were those who were

annoyed  by  Elegant’s  dignity;  his  refinement  and  his  erudite  feminine

demeanor;  but  this  had  to  do  with  another  matter  entirely:  Elegant  was

slavishly  bound  to  the  old  style;  a  fanatic  about  the  coordination  of  color

between  gilding  and  illustration;  and  in  the  presence  of  Master  Osman;  he

would; for instance; point out the nonexistent faults of other miniaturists—

mine  in  particular—with  gentle  conceit。  His  last  quarrel  had  to  do  with  an

issue  about  which  Master  Osman  had;  in  past  years;  grown  quite  sensitive:

royal  miniaturists  who  moonlighted;  secretly  accepting  trivial  missions

outside the auspices of the palace。 In recent years; after Our Sultan’s interest

had  begun  to  wane  and;  along  with  it;  the  money  ing  from  the  Head

Treasurer; all the miniaturists started paying visits to the two…story houses of

the crass young pashas—and the best of the artists would go late at night to

visit Enishte。

I wasn’t at all bothered by Enishte’s decision to stop working on his—on

our—book  or  his  excuse  that  it  was  ill…omened。  He  had;  of  course;  guessed

that the murderer who did away with brainless Elegant Effendi was one of us

who were embellishing his book。 Put yourself in his shoes: Would you invite a

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