Suddenly panic seized me. Could ed Elegant Effendi?

    “t Our Sultan det ly supports the book.”

    “?” ion  ed. t reliable o ensure one’s living.”

    Did o inform him of a rumor?

    “Poor old Elegant Effendi, God rest  painting and  it reviled our fait told me tices are, everyone gossips.”

    Maintaining t on for quite some time. I didn’t kno of fear after doing a o flattery, I icipating t Enisration and put me at ease.   overcome my fears about being mired in sin?

    Intending to startle ly asked, “Mig  being a?”

    In place of an ansely and elegantly o ely silent. “It  in a w’s lighe candle.”

    After ligick from t coals of ted ticed in o ly. Or  an expression of pity? ? as  I  of a base

    murderer or  of control and I upidly listening to  as if somebody else  beneat iced it before?

    “tans feel for paintings, illustrations and fine books can be divided into te Effendi. “At first t paintings for t, to influence e to satisfy tastes. Because to enjoy paintings, tige ime amassing books, ence of tumn of a sultan’s life, ence of ality. By ”ality“ I mean to be remembered by future generations, by our grandcures and books ality ts ted, and, at times, tories ten. Later, eaco t painting is an obstacle to securing a place in turally somet botimidates me t. Saer miniaturist and spent  atelier as ers from tabriz, destroyed terminable crises of regret.  painting es of heaven?”

    “You knoe  on Judgment Day, Allaers most severely.”