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neighbors  at  the  last  minute;  that’s  all。  While  you’re  inviting  them;  say  that

this  was  Enishte  Effendi’s  last  wish…It  won’t  be  a  joyous  wedding;  but  a

melancholy  one。  If  we  don’t  see  ourselves  through  this  affair;  they’ll  destroy

us; and they’ll punish you as well。 You understand; don’t you?”

She  nodded  as  she  wept。  Mounting  my  white  horse;  I  said  I’d  secure  the

witnesses  and  return  before  long;  that  Shekure  ought  to  be  ready;  that

hereafter; I would be master of the house; and that I was going to the barber。 I

hadn’t thought through any of this beforehand。 As I spoke; the details came to

me; and just as I’d felt during battles from time to time; I had the conviction

that I was a cherished and favored servant of God and He was protecting me;

thus;  everything  was  going  to  turn  out  fine。  When  you  feel  this  trust;  do

whatever  es  to  mind;  follow  your  intuition  and  your  actions  will  prove

correct。

I rode four blocks toward the Golden Horn from the Yakutlar neighborhood

to find the black…bearded; radiant…faced preacher of the mosque in Yasin Pasha;

the  adjacent  neighborhood;  broom  in  hand;  he  was  shooing  shameless  dogs

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out of the muddy courtyard。 I told him about my predicament。 By the will of

God; I explained; my Enishte’s time was upon him; and according to his last

wish; I was to marry his daughter; who; by decision of the üsküdar judge; had

just been granted a divorce from a husband lost at war。 The preacher objected

that  by  the  dictates  of  Islamic  law  a  divorced  woman  must  wait  a  month

before  remarrying;  but  I  countered  by  explaining  that  Shekure’s  former

husband had been absent for four years; and so; there was no chance she was

pregnant by him。 I hastened to add that the üsküdar judge granted a divorce

this  morning  to  allow  Shekure  to  remarry;  and  I  showed  him  the  certifying

document。  “My  exalted  Imam  Effendi;  you  may  rest  assured  that  there’s  no

obstacle  to  the  marriage;”  I  said。  True;  she  was  a  blood  relation;  but  being

maternal cousins is not an obstacle; her previous marriage had been nullified;

there were no religious; social or moary differences between us。 And if he

accepted the gold pieces I offered him up front; if he performed the ceremony

at the wedding scheduled to take place before the entire neighborhood; he’d

also be acplishing a pious act before God for the fatherless children of a

widowed woman。 Did the Imam Effendi; I inquired; enjoy pilaf with almonds

and dried apricots?

He did; but he was still preoccupied with the dogs at the gate。 He took the

gold coins。 He said he’d don his wedding robes; straighten up his appearance;

see to his turban and arrive in time to perform the nuptials。 He asked the way

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